Marri Champie

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Banana or Apricot Bread

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BANANA or APRICOT BREAD

This recipe was from my friend, Mig's mother, Violet Gaspar. She was friends with many of the old Hawaiian families and this recipe was from the Cook Family.... yes, as in a descendant of Captain Cook.

Course Snack
Keyword Banana, Quick Bread
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

Beat until creamed:

  • 1 c. sugar
  • ½ c. butter

Add:

  • 2 eggs beat in one at a time until mixture is fluffy

Add alternately:

  • 2 c. flour
  • 1¾ c. mashed very ripe bananas or apricots
  • ½ tsp. soda
  • ¼ tsp salt.

Instructions

  1. Fold together until blended. Bake in greased loaf pan or ring.
  2. 350° - 45 minutes or test done.

About Marri Champié

Three-time Dell Award recipient for Fantasy & Science Fiction, Marri Champié was Pushcart nominated for poetry in 2015, and degreed in Writing, photography & Earth Science. She won the 2013 Boise State University President's Writing Award for Fiction & poetry, & an Oregon Poetry Association Award in 2018. Marri has ridden into the the heart of the world--the Sawtooth Wilderness--multiple times, and her experiences are the foundation for her writing. Her novel “Silverhorn” released from Kasva Press in 2018. Her work has appeared in Cicada, ROAR, HOD, Blue Cubicle Press, Abyss & Apex, Outrider Press, The Tishman Review, Alcyone, Verseweavers, & other journals. She works as a freelance photo/journalist & wildfire support driver, & lives on a small ranch overlooking the Great Basin of Idaho with her horses & Jack Russell terriers, who help her with her writing.

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