Sandoval News

It seems like the weather this week is flip-flopping. Today is no different.

Today is the kind of Thursday where you think it’s the weekend and it isn’t. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do something worth your while.

The pressure is decent today, so that means baking in my book. There is nothing like a good banana bread. See the recipe below.

Hopefully, the rain later will cool us off.

“Widespread showers and storms with heavy rainfall are likely over northern NM through Saturday. Dangerous flash flooding is possible, especially near burn scars,” Albuquerque National Weather Service Meteorologist Troy Marshall said.

Here is the look ahead for today:

There’s a chance of  showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4 pm and 1 am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90 and a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Banana Bread:

1 cup walnuts or pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. baking powdershopping list

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground cinnamon (I used 1/2 tsp. and it was perfect as I find a full tsp. a little too much for my taste)

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled

3 ripe large bananas, mashed well (about 1-1/2 cups)

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350

Butter and flour the bottom and sides of a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan

On baking sheet, bake nuts for 8-10 minutes or until lightly toasted

Let cool

In mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nuts

Set aside

In another mixing bowl combine mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla.

With rubber spatula or wooden spoon, lightly fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until combined and the batter is thick and chunky. DO not over mix

Scrape batter into loaf pan

Bake until bread is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 55 to 60 minutes

Cool on wire rack

See you tomorrow!

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