Corn Bread with Fresh Sage….

 This bread is absolutely fantastic!  The fresh sage very gently flavors the entire bread.  This is a lovely and dramatic presentation, dont’ you think?    This one bowl recipe goes together in minutes and bakes for only about 22 minutes.    Serve this with your Thanksgiving dinner, your family will be very impressed!

Corn Bread with Fresh Sage

1 small bunch fresh sage leaves
2 teaspoons softened butter to grease pan
1 cup corn meal
1 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup plain yogurt
¼ cup milk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
¼ cup oil

1) Preheat oven to 350’. Grease a 9” round pan generously with butter. Arrange the sage leaves on the prepared pan. Set aside.

2) In a large mixing bowl, combine corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until combined.
3) Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add the yogurt, milk, eggs, and oil. Mix until just blended.
4) Carefully pour into prepared pan. Bake for 21-23 minutes. Test with a toothpick for doneness.
5) Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.  Cool completely and cover with saran wrap.

Enjoy!
Angie

Zucchini & Banana Chocolate Chip Bread…..

My friend Kathleen mentioned that she used to make a very moist bread with these ingredients and could not find the recipe…wha-la…I did it.  OMG it is so incredibly moist!  Another “One Bowl” recipe.  You MUST try this one.

Banana Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread

2 cups shredded zucchini
2 cups mashed banana
3 eggs
1 cup canola or vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup semi sweet or milk chocolate chips

1) Preheat oven to 350’. Coat 7 small loaf pans with cooking spray, set aside.
2) Into a large mixing bowl, add shredded zucchini, mashed banana, eggs, oil, and sugar, mix well.
3) Mix flour, soda, *chocolate chips, and salt in a small mixing bowl. Add all at once to wet mixture. Mix until just blended, do not over mix. Pour evenly into prepared loaf pans.
4) Bake for 30 minutes. Test with a toothpick for doneness. Remove from oven onto a cooling rack. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely.

*when you add chocolate chips to the flour, they won’t all settle to the bottom of the bread.
**If you buy bananas on a weekly basis, you will have a couple that get too ripe to eat.  Peel and put into a heavy zip bag, freeze.  They will be a bit watery when you thaw them out, but they work just fine in any recipe.
***I bake quick breads in small pans because it drastically cuts down on baking time.  The end result is much more moist as when the bread bakes over an hour in a large loaf pan it dries it out.