Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread

I had to use some bananas and I was tired of the same old recipe...so here is a new one!

~Recipe~
 3 over-ripe bananas, mashed

1/3 cup melted butter

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoons vanilla

1 teaspoons baking soda

pinch of salt

1 1/2 cups flour

Cinnamon Swirl:

1/3 cup sugar

1 tablespoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350. Butter and flour a loaf pan.

Mix bananas, butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla together. Add baking soda and salt. Add the flour and combine, but don’t over-mix. 

In a small dish, mix together the 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon.

Add ½ of the batter to the loaf pan and then sprinkle a little over ½ of the cinnamon and sugar mixture all over the batter in the pan. Add the rest of the batter, and then sprinkle the leftover cinnamon and sugar on top. **I did not use the entire amount of cinnamon on the top. It seems to be A LOT!!! **

Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Cool, cut and enjoy~

Bananas and Cream Bundt Cake

 I got this recipe from a friend. She sends me some wonderful things to try! Thanks Laura! I am still on a quest to find a banana cake that Tony loves as much as he loved the one in San Angelo....this came close! I will definitely be making this again!

~Recipe~

1/3 cup shortening
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups mashed ripe bananas
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
confectioners' sugar

In a mixing bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla. Add bananas and mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, stirring just until combined. Stir in walnuts. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving. **I actually used 1 banana, 2 Tbsp butter melted and 2 cups of powdered sugar and used that as a frosting drizzle for the cake instead of the called for powdered sugar.