Friday, June 10, 2011

Banana Nut Muffins


This recipe came from recipes.com

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 Tbsp espresso or strong coffee (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 1/2 cup of flour
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (toasted or raw)

DIRECTIONS:

No need for a mixer with this recipe.

1 Preheat the oven to 350°F. With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl.

2 Mix in the sugar, egg, espresso and vanilla.

3 Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in.

4 Add the flour, mix until it is just incorporated. Fold in the chopped walnuts.

5 Pour mixture into a prepared muffin tin. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin. If it comes out clean, it's done. Cool on a rack.

Makes 12 muffins.


Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Root Beer Pulled Pork Sandwiches


This recipe and pic came from thegirlwhoateeverything, it was really good! It really makes a huge difference cooking the pork in root beer all day...yumo!

Ingredients:
2-3 pounds pork tenderloin
Root Beer
Favorite BBQ sauce

Directions:
Cook pork in root beer all day (low 6-8 hrs). Drain root beer and shred, then add bbq sauce (as much as you want).
Serve on your favorite buns, enjoy!