Thanks @gems.and.cookies for your lovely comment. Yes, the cashews are not cheap. I try to watch for the sales. I figure they are a softer nut for the birds and squirrel to eat. The chipmunks really like them but I haven’t seem them since the winter weather set in.
The banana bread is probably similar to what is made in your country. The only thing is our bananas are imported. They are fairly expensive and when I find the ones I buy are not being eaten and getting old, then I mash them up and make a banana loaf. It’s a batter of mashed bananas, eggs, oil, flour, milk, bit of brown sugar and baking soda. Because of Christmas some red and green cherries added to the batter added a festive touch. Here’s what the loaf looks like when first taken out of oven.
Thanks for good luck wishes. same to you , my friend. 😊
I love cashew! I remember when I was about 8 or 9 years old we had a cashew tree which bore a lot of fruits during its season. My father would have a helper pick the fruits and he'll start a bonfire and started roasting the cashew nuts by throwing them in the fire. After a while he'll pick up the now blackened nuts and start cracking them open. The inside would be whitish and soft and so delicious.
Your banana bread is exactly the same as the ones we have here. In fact my daughter makes them with the same ingredients except for the cherries. Instead she mixes chocolate chips. This is how her banana cake looks like (she took this picture to resemble Pac-Man lol).
The ingredients:
And of course, lots of chocolate chips!
Let's cross our fingers we get lucky in the next draw 😊
Your daughter must be a good cook and has a great sense of humor with the Pac-Man cake. 😊 I think we have the same recipe. I always cut the sugar called for in half as I don’t like it too sweet and it turns out fine.
I have put a handful of chocolate chips in the banana bread at times. Even though bananas are not grown here they are a versatile fruit and used a lot. I also mash them in cupcakes, pancakes and also made a banana crème pie. The pie is not something I make often as it can be a hit or miss and has to be eaten the same day. 🙃
Yes, good luck to both of us in the draw. 🤞