Banana Bread

Ingredients:

• 6 very ripe bananas 
• 1/2 cup melted butter 
• 2 cup sugar 
• 3 eggs 
• 2 tsps vanilla 
• 2 tsps baking soda 
• 1/3 tsp salt 
• 3 cups of all-purpose flour 
• walnuts 
• chocolate chips 

How to cook banana bread:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. Mix all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder and salt).

3. Mix the wet ingredients (beaten eggs, mashed bananas, melted butter and vanilla).

4. Then mix the mixture of dry ingredients to the mixture of wet ingredients.

5. Pour the mixture into a buttered loaf pan.

6. Sprinkle with walnuts or chocolate chips on top (or any preferred nuts)

7. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool on rack.

8. Remove from pan and slice.

9. Great with tea or coffee.

Pinoy Donut

Ingredients:

• 1 tube canned refrigerated biscuits 
• sugar 
• cinnamon 
• cooking oil 

How to cook donuts:

1. Heat the oil in a deep skillet or deep fryer.

2. In a bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon and set aside.

3. Using a donut cutter or a cookie cutter, cut the center from each biscuit.

4. Place a few donuts in the pan of hot oil.

5. Fry until golden brown on one side, about 1-2 minutes, and then flip and fry until gold brown on the other side.

6. Remove and drain on a wax paper.

7. Roll each donut and donut hole in the sugar and cinnamon mixture to coat.

8. Serve hot.

Homemade Lasagna

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs lasagna pasta, cooked as per package instructions
• butter

Meat Sauce Ingredients:

• 2 lbs ground lean beef
• 6 to 8 pieces hotdog, sliced diagonal
• 1 big can mushroom, finely diced
• 1 small size carrot, finely diced
• 1 medium size onion, finely diced
• 1/2 head garlic, finely chopped
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 1 tsp. sugar
• salt and pepper

White Sauce Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 can evaporated milk
• cheddar cheese

Cheese Topping:

• cheddar cheese, grated

How to cook the meat sauce:

1. In a big saucepan sauté garlic and onion until fragrant,
2. Add in the ground meat and stir. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes.
3. Add in the tomato sauce and hotdog. Continue to stir for 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Add the carrots, mushroom and sugar. Simmer for 5-10 minutes.
5. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Remove from heat and set aside.

How to cook the white sauce:

1. In a medium size sauce pan melt butter over low heat.
2. Stir in the cornstarch. Mix well.
3. Add in the evaporated milk and continue stirring until almost boiling.
4. Add the cheese and stir until melted.
5. Remove from heat and set aside.

How to bake the lasagna:

1. Coat a rectangular pyrex dish with butter.
2. Arrange the pasta sheets at the bottom.
3. Add in a layer of meat sauce over the pasta sheets.
4. Then pour in a layer of the white sauce.
5. Arrange the second layer of pasta, meat sauce and white sauce until a total of 4 layers is formed.
6. Top with grated cheddar cheese.
7. Bake at 350°F for 30-45 minutes.
8. serve with garlic bread on the side (optional).

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