Buttery Corn Bread

I knew my Mum really liked corn bread. I couldn't understand the desire for it until I found this wonderful delicious corn bread. My mouth is watering just thinking about it, and I just had dinner. Maybe I should have made that dinner instead. This melt-in your mouth corn bread is.... perfect. It's moist and not to sweet. It's hard to leave any for left overs. My friends' daughter doesn't like bread or such (she even turned down my cinnamon rolls) asked for more corn bread.

Buttery Corn Bread

2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 2/3 cups milk
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cornmeal
4 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Combine the eggs and milk. Combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with egg mixture.
• Pour into a greased 13x9x2" baking pan. Bake at 400 degrees F for 22-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cut in squares; serve warm.

Banana Banana Bread

Everyone should experience tasting Banana Bread sometime. It's nice not wasting the bananas that no one dares to eat.

Banana Banana Bread

2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60-65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.