Easy Cake Banana Bread

This morning i got a special request. More of a demand from my cousin-in-law Jim to make banana bread. Jokingly he says "In a hour please..." Well There were things that had to be done but i promised it to him. I used what i had. There is a simple recipe for cake flour Which is 1 cup Flour-2tbs .. then add 2 tbs corn starch. Simple but I wanted it to be even more easy.. So I grabbed some Yellow cake mix and threw something together. 

Note.. Try not to get the cake mix with pudding in it... it made it very thick.

Cake mix, 3 Eggs, 3 ripe bananas, Veg oil

Bowl With cake mix and add eggs and 1/3 cup oil

Mix it up... Excuse the monkey hands.

Mash your Three Bananas

Gently Fold in the bananas. 

Get some help Filling, We made them into cupcakes for easy portion control

350 F for 11-15 or untill golden brown

Here is what you need:

• 1  pkg cake mix (yellow, white, or I used butter pecan)
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 medium bananas)
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl blend together the cake mix, eggs, oil, and bananas for 2 minutes.  Pour batter into a greased 5.25 x 9 x 2.75 loaf pan.
3. Bake for 40-50 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
4. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and allow to cool completely.  Makes 1 large loaf.      

Total Cost for this: $.90 for the cake mix. $.25 for 3 eggs.  around $1.50 for everything!

Rachs Pasta Muffins

I always wait till the last minute to make dinner. That's because I don't know what I want that day. And I have a lot in my stock pile so I have a lot to chose from. I plan out meals during the week to go shopping but sometimes it takes me a week and a half to actually use that recipe. Tonight i asked my son what he wanted, we can always count oh him eating Angel Hair Pasta  with butter and Parmesan cheese with some carrots and fruit. I think he has become a vegetarian. For the past month he has not wanted to eat any meat what so ever. Back to the point of this entry. I am getting bored with everything I make, I feel like I eat the same thing all the time, but to night I wanted to make something different. I only used what I had on hand today...

I pulled this out of my fridge and pantry

What I had on hand were basic essentials that probably you have in your kitchen now. I was thinking "hrm... What can i make with Noodles, Pasta sauce, Brats, Cheese, and Grands Biscuits? Here is what I did...

Whisked My egg 

Add Pasta Sauce

Added Cheese

Kinda Looks like Jiffy

Cut my grands in 1/2

Placed Grands in Tins. Then Cooked Pasta On top

Add Your Pasta Sauce Creation. And Place Brats on Top

YUMMMY!!

It looks weird but it is actually good! It took 1 1/2 to fill me up! 

Rach's Pasta Muffins Break Down:

Grands- $.80 for 1 container(using coupons). I used 3 and cut them in 1/2  There are 8 in a package. That brings the price down to $.30

Pizza Sauce: $1.00 for a 24 oz jar. I used 4 oz brings my price to $.16

Noodles: $1.00 I used about $.15 worth

Brats: There are 6 brats in a package. I got the 6 for $1.65 (using coupons) 1.65/6=$.27 

Lets add this together: Dinner tonight cost me...

   .30+.16+.15+.27=  A whopping $.88!! For 6 servings! That is $.14 PER MUFFIN!!!!  Ill take it!