Trois Bananes Jaunes

When I was 14 I went to France with my Aunt Suzy and her family.  In order to prepare me for my trip to France, my mom hired a french tutor.  She was a nice lady but I was being forced to learn french (aka study) over summer, which meant I really didn't try in these classes too much.  When I finally left for France surprisingly the only phrase I seemed to have picked up during these tutoring sessions was "trois banane jaunes" french for "three yellow bananas". In case you were wondering, I can't really think of a reason this phrase would ever be useful in France.  Unless entertaining your English-speaking French relatives with stories of your mother's failed attempts at providing you with a French education.  Money well spent mom!

However, if you have trois bananes jaunes lying around your house then you might want to make some banana bread with them.

Ingredients

• trois bananes jaunes
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/3 cup chopped nuts

Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C.  In a large bowl, mash your bananas, then add the rest of the ingredients and stir.  Put the dough in a greased loaf pan and pop it in the oven for 55 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

This banana bread is really easy to make, which is its strong suit.  It tasted good but for some reason it kept falling apart when I sliced it.  Oh well, Bon Appetit!