Apple Sweet Bread

I, surprisingly, made this up. I just threw this and that in a bowl (writing as I went). The entire time I had a sickening feeling in my stomach and some voice in my head saying, ‘What if it doesn’t turn out good? What if you just wasted time, food, and effort?’ But I kept making it. I am very, very, very, etc. happy to say that it turned out wonderful and everyone enjoyed it. (Thank Goodness!!!!) You need to do the steps when the recipe says to so the bread will puff up a little. It was my mom’s idea to put the apples and the sugar/ cinnamon mixture on top. Plus, she made up the name. And here it is.

        Sweet Bread

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

¼ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

½ plus 3 Tablespoons white sugar

½ cup sour cream

¾ cup apple juice

½ cup butter, melted

2 eggs

        Apple Topping

3 apples

sugar/cinnamon mixture

cinnamon

·         SUGAR/CINNAMON MIXTURE: Combine ½ cup white sugar and 3 teaspoons cinnamon mix well.

·         APPLE SWEET BREAD: Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

·         In a separate bowl, combine ½ cup apple juice, sour cream, and melted butter. Add eggs in one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then add ¼ cup apple juice (the rest of it), mix well.

·         Add to the dry ingredients. Stir and then spread into a greased 9x13.

·         APPLE TOPPING: Peel, wedge, and cut the apple, very, very small. Then throw (not literally, but you know what I mean) them on top of the bread-mix-stuff (I can’t think of the name of-this).

·         Sprinkle the sugar/cinnamon top. And lastly, sprinkle cinnamon on top.

·         Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).

·         Bake for 20 mins or ‘til a knife comes out clean (a few crumbs are ok) in the four corners and the center.

Banana Cake

Everyone loves this recipe. Indonesian or not. Our friends (Indonesian) tasted this and asked if I could make on for their family. I made a whole 9x13. The mother, Ibu Bedah, was the one that asked for the 9x13. When we brought it over to them, her husband, Pak Lely, and their son, Rizal, answered the door. It was funny because apparently they had no clue that Ibu Bedah had asked us to make it. They were so surprised to see plate after plate come. BTW, we eat this as a breakfast food. We got this from The Wycliffe International Cookbook. Here it is.

        Banana Cake

½ cup oil

2 cups white sugar

4 eggs

6 medium-large bananas (if using real small bananas use 7 or 8)

1 teaspoon vanilla

2½ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

·         Combine and beat the oil, sugar, and eggs. Add and mix well bananas and vanilla.

·         In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.

·         Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).

·          Add alternately, with the milk, to the banana mixture, stirring well. Then beat. Pour in a greased 9x13.

·         Bake for 20-40 mins.