Aunt Marys Banana Delight Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree. Prepare crust by adding the butter and flour to a bowl and blend using a large fork or pasty blender. Add chopped pecans and mix. Press mixture into the bottom of a 8 x8 or 9 x 7 x2 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool. While the crust is cooling prepare the filling. In a large bowl using a kitchen aid mixer or a hand mixer add the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar. Cream the mixture until combined. Fold in 1 - cup cool whip and set aside. Prepare pudding according to package directions adding the 2 cups milk. Using a wire whisk, mix the pudding until thickened. When the crust is completely cooled spread on the cream cheese mixture evenly. Add a single layer of sliced bananas. Add the banana cream pudding and spread evenly. Top with remaining cool whip. Sprinkle the crushed vanilla wafers evenly over the top. Be sure to seal all edges. Chill for at least 2 - 3 hours before serving. Cook's Note: Pecans can be omitted if you have a nut allergy or just prefer a plain shortbread crust.

Steps:

• Mix flour, butter and 3/4 of the nut meal together.
• Press in bottom and sides of pan and bake 15 minutes 350*.
• Let cool and place in freezer.
• Mix together, conf.
• sugar, Cool Whip, cream cheese.
• When creamy, spread over crust.
• Mix 2 small boxes banana cream pudding, cold milk, pour over cream cheese layer.
• put remainder of Cool Whip over top.
• Sprinkle with remaining nut meal or chopped nuts.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, sugar and cinnamon; set aside. , In a large skillet, saute the bananas in butter over medium heat for 1 minute. Sprinkle with crumb mixture; cook for 3 minutes or until heated through. Serve warm over ice cream.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream sugar and shortening. Beat in eggs, vanilla and bananas until thoroughly blended. Combine flour, baking soda and salt add to creamed mixture and stir just until combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Spoon into a greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until the bread tests done with a wooden pick. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. If Cooking for Two: Freeze slices in freezer bags or wrapped in foil.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997

Steps:

• 1. Sift dry ingredients together.
• 2. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar well.
• 3. Add eggs and beat well until light and fluffy.
• 4. Add vanilla.
• 5. Mix banana pulp with sour cream.
• 6. Add pulp alternately with dry ingredients to butter, sugar, and eggs mixture on slow speed.
• 7. Scrape sides as needed.
• 8. DO NOT OVER BEAT. Beat only until combined. I then stir with a wooden spoon to make sure it is all combined.
• 9. Grease and flour a loaf pan, 9X5X3. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
• 10. Test with a cake tester. Do not test in the crack. Test off to the side. It should come out clean, but be careful not to over bake. You want a loaf of moist banana bread.

Steps:

• Mix flour, butter, granulated sugar, and pecans and pat into a 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Cool. Mix powdered sugar and cream cheese and pat into cooled crust. Slice bananas and make a solid layer over the cream cheese mixture. Make vanilla pudding according to directions and pour over bananas. Top with cool whip and sprinkle with pecans.