banana bread

Banana bread

Pan de platano

2 ripe bananas, 1 egg, 1/4 cup of yogurt, 1/3 cup of milk, 1/4 cup of oil 1 tsp of salt and 1 tbspn of baking powder,

mix all these items together 

add 1 or 3/4 cups of sugar, mix, fold in 2 cups of unbleached flour, after this you have a base of banana bread, you can add any type of chip or nut or dried fruit and fold in,

if you want you can add a crumble in the middle of your batter, when you add your batter to a prepared oiled bread pan, add half batter, lay a mix of brown sugar, chocolate chips or cinnamon chips with nuts or died fruit, add the rest of the batter on top and add a little bit of the brown sugar/chip/nut on top.  

bake at a well heated oven of 350 for approx. an 45 min to an hour or until a cake tester, knife or toothpick comes out clean.  cool pop out of pan and 

ENJOY

brownies a la cafe

Brownies a la Cafe

3/4 cups of flour mixed and set aside with 1/4 tsp of baking soda

3/4 cups of sugar with 1/3 cup of butter, or you can use butter flavored shortening, put in a pot over medium heat and stir in 2 tblspns of coffee or you may use water heat up till sugar dissolves once heated and sugar gone add 1 tsp of vanilla extract or your favorite coffee liqour

add 1 cup of chocolate semi sweet chips to the heated mixture and mix till the chocolate is melted and smooth

let the chocolate mixture cool to room temp or slightly above.

once the chocolate mixture is cooled beat in 2 eggs one at a time once mixed add the mixture to the flour and fold until all dry ingredients are well incorporated.

add another cup of chocolate chips and you may add 1/2 cup of your favorite nuts.

pre heat oven to 325℉ 

pour brownie mixture in an 8x8 pan that was greased and add parchement paper to pan pour in mixture and even out and bake for 30 - 35 min or until toothpick comes out clean

the brownies will have a nice crust on top and soft chocolately center.

Enjoy