Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, banana nut bread (or muffins). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins) is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook banana nut bread (or muffins) using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins):
- Get 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- Prepare 3/4 cup brown sugar
- Make ready 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream) at room temperature
- Make ready 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Take 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- Make ready 4 large spotty bananas, mashed
- Get 1 cup all purpose flour
- Make ready 1 cup whole wheat flour
- Take 1 tsp. baking soda
- Take 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- Prepare 1/4 tsp. salt
- Make ready 3/4 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped coarsely (or chocolate chips)
Steps to make Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins):
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5x3 loaf pan (or grease muffin tins or grease 4 mini loaf pans). If making a loaf, then also line the loaf pan with a slip of parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides to easily lift out the finished loaf.
- Cream together butter and sugar until well blended, about 2 minutes. Mix in the vanilla and yogurt. Mix the eggs in one at a time, beating well after each one. Lastly, beat in the banana. Once everything is incorporated, set this aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together both cups of flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together. Then add to wet mixture. Mix together until just combined. Fold in the walnuts (or chocolate chips).
- Bread directions: Pour mixture into loaf pan. Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out of center clean. Cool in pan on a cooling rack until completely cooled. Then remove the loaf from the pan and slice using a sharp, serrated knife.
- Muffin directions: Pour batter into muffin tins about 2/3 of the way full and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool in muffin tin for about 10 minutes, then remove and allow muffins to cool completely on cooling rack.
- Mini Loaves (pictured at top): Pour batter into greased mini loaf pans and bake for 33-38 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centers come out clean. Place the loaf pans onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Foods That Can Make You Happy
A lot of us have been taught to believe that comfort foods are terrible and to be avoided. At times, if the comfort food is a sugary food or some other junk food, this is true. Other times, though, comfort foods can be totally nutritious and it’s good for you to consume them. There are some foods that actually can boost your moods when you eat them. If you seem to feel a little bit down and need a happiness pick me up, try some of these.
Eggs, believe it or not, are terrific for helping you battle depression. You must be sure, though, that what you make includes the yolk. The yolk is the part of the egg that is the most important in terms of helping you cheer up. Eggs, especially the yolks, are rich in B vitamins. B vitamins can be terrific for boosting your mood. This is because these vitamins help your neural transmitters–the parts of your brain that control your mood–run better. Try eating an egg and be happy!
Put together a trail mixfrom a variety of seeds and nuts. Your mood can be elevated by eating peanuts, almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, etcetera. This is because these foods are rich in magnesium, which helps to boost serotonin levels. Serotonin is called the “feel good” substance that our body produces and it tells your brain how you should be feeling day in and day out. The more of it you have, the happier you are going to feel. Nuts, in addition to improving your mood, can be a superb source of protein.
If you wish to beat depression, you should eat some cold water fish. Salmon, herring, tuna fish, mackerel, trout, and so on, they’re all loaded with omega-3 and DHA. DHA and omega-3s are two things that promote the quality and the function of your brain’s gray matter. It’s the truth: consuming tuna fish sandwiches can truly help you battle your depression.
Grains can be excellent for fighting a bad mood. Millet, quinoa, barley, etc are great at helping you feel happier. They can help you feel full for longer as well, which is a mood improver. It’s not difficult to feel a little bit off when you feel famished! The reason these grains are so wonderful for your mood is that they are easy for your body to digest and process. You digest these grains faster than other foods which can help promote your blood sugar levels, which, in turn, helps make you feel happier, mood wise.
Your mood could actually be helped by green tea. You were just expecting to read that, weren’t you? Green tea is packed full of an amino acid referred to as L-theanine. Studies have shown that this amino acid essentially stimulates brain waves. This helps focus your mental energy while simultaneously relaxing the rest of your body. You knew that green tea helps you feel healthier. Now you are aware that it helps you to raise your moods also!
Now you realize that junk food isn’t necessarily what you need to eat when you wish to help your moods get better. Test out these tips instead!
