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Chocolate Chip Banana Beer Bread

August 28, 2017

Banana beer bread with chocolate chips is a delicious and simple to make bread that is just sweet enough for dessert but you can eat it for breakfast too! | Recipe from Chattavore.com

Banana beer bread with chocolate chips is a delicious and simple to make bread that is just sweet enough for dessert but you can eat it for breakfast too! Scroll down for video.

Banana beer bread with chocolate chips is a delicious and simple to make bread that is just sweet enough for dessert but you can eat it for breakfast too! | Recipe from Chattavore.com

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Do You Make Banana Bread?

Things I never make:

  1. Banana bread

Weird, right? Banana bread is one of those super-basic things that everyone makes. But I really never do. I mean, until now. Because what else are you going to do when you have four super-ripe bananas about to start attracting flies in your kitchen?
Banana beer bread with chocolate chips is a delicious and simple to make bread that is just sweet enough for dessert but you can eat it for breakfast too! | Recipe from Chattavore.com

Chocolate Chip Banana Beer Bread

You get your husband to bring a brown ale home from work and you make banana beer bread. Yep. Plus chocolate chips, because in my humble opinion banana bread is always made better by the addition of chocolate.

I was pretty concerned that this banana beer bread would turn out too wet. There is a lot of liquid in there. It turned out perfectly, though – so moist and sweet enough for dessert but wholesome enough for breakfast (because bananas and whole wheat flour). Put your banana beer bread in the fridge, though. I didn’t. It did not end well.
Banana beer bread with chocolate chips is a delicious and simple to make bread that is just sweet enough for dessert but you can eat it for breakfast too! | Recipe from Chattavore.com

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Since I made this banana beer bread, maybe I’ll up the ante on my banana bread making game. Banana bread is one of the few ways that I can get Philip to consume bananas, and if beer is included, even better (the brown ale that I used was Maduro Brown Ale from Cigar City Brewing, and I have also had great luck with Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale).

This recipe was shared on The Weekend Potluck on The Country Cook!


Mary

Yield: 1 8 1/2 inch loaf

Chocolate Chip Banana Beer Bread

15 minPrep Time:

1 hrCook Time:

1 hr, 15 Total Time:

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Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (or 1 cup all-purpose flour and 3/4 cup whole wheat flour - I used white whole wheat)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 very ripe bananas
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown ale
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350?. Spray a 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan with nonstick spray or grease with butter.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, mash the bananas then stir in the butter, eggs, brown sugar, and beer.
  3. Pour the banana mixture into the flour mixture. Add the chocolate chips and stir until no dry spots remain. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
  4. Bake the banana bread for 55 minutes to an hour, rotating the pan halfway through baking. When the bread is done, a toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean.
  5. Cool the bread in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and let it cool completely before serving.
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Banana beer bread with chocolate chips is a delicious and simple to make bread that is just sweet enough for dessert but you can eat it for breakfast too! | Recipe from Chattavore.com
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Other ways to use your overripe bananas:
Banana Pudding Cake
Peanut Butter Banana Chip Cookies
Banana Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Easy Scones with Plums and Greek Yogurt + Video

July 28, 2017

These easy scones with Greek yogurt are full of good stuff - yogurt, whole wheat, and fruit - and they're so delicious you won't be able to resist! | Recipe from Chattavore.com

These easy scones with plums and Greek yogurt are full of good stuff – yogurt, whole wheat, and fruit – and they’re so delicious you won’t be able to resist! (Scroll down for video)

a close-up picture of a scone with plums and Greek yogurt with a pitcher of cream and a teapot in the background

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Scones v. Biscuits

A while back one of my friends posted on Facebook about trying what some tout as the best biscuit in Chattanooga (I contend that my biscuits are the best in Chattanooga…I still need to open that biscuits and gravy food truck). A British friend of hers commented that she really didn’t understand what an American biscuit was, as “biscuit” is the word that Brits use for what we in the States call a cookie. I commented and told her that I thought of a biscuit as a slightly more moist, savory scone.
a picture of a scone with plums and Greek yogurt with a teapot, a cup of tea, a pitcher of cream, and a jar of lemon curd in the background
I think that was a pretty decent explanation.That post and my tea at the English Rose made me start thinking that scones are really something that I don’t make enough. I mean, I love scones, and even though they’re not exactly like biscuits they’re definitely just as easy.
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Plum Scones

A couple of weeks ago I was racking my brain trying to think of a recipe to put some fresh plums into. I considered putting them into my chicken biscuits, but ultimately decided that was a peach’s job and instead decided that plums needed to go into some easy scones. These easy scones have fresh chopped plums, Greek yogurt, and milk. I even went and healthed them up even more by adding some whole wheat flour.
an overhead picture of a scone with plums and Greek yogurt with a teapot, a cup of tea, and a pitcher of cream

Authentic? Eh.

I’m not going to lie…the butter and Greek yogurt make these plum scones pretty dang tender and biscuit-like, so I don’t want anyone fussing that they aren’t authentic. I’m a Southern cook, so it’s going to come across in just about everything I make. Still, if you taste these easy scones I don’t think you’re going to complain, especially if you have them with some salted butter or some lemon curd (my personal preference). And whether you have a cup of coffee or tea, I don’t think you can go wrong. Try them and see for yourself!
Shared on Meal Plan Monday on Southern Bite!


Mary

Yield: 8 scones

Easy Scones with Plums and Greek Yogurt

20 minPrep Time:

20 minCook Time:

40 minTotal Time:

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour (I used white whole wheat)
  • 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes and chilled
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 cup chopped fresh plums (3-4 plums)
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the flours, 1/2 cup of sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
  3. Using your fingertips or a pastry blender, work the butter into the flour mixture until only small pieces of butter are visible. Stir in the Greek yogurt and milk.
  4. Turn the scone dough out onto a floured surface. Fold and turn until a cohesive dough forms. Form into a large rectangle (use a rolling pin if needed - I just patted it out with my hands).
  5. Sprinkle the chopped plums onto the dough and roll the dough into a tube. Flour again and form a disc, about 8-10 inches in diameter. Cut into 8 triangles and place on a baking sheet.
  6. Brush the tops of the scones with heavy cream or milk and sprinkle with the additional tablespoon of sugar. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown on top and no longer doughy. Serve warm with butter, jam, lemon curd, or clotted cream.
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Three Cheese Artichoke Bread

October 24, 2016

Three cheese artichoke bread is cheesy and so tasty. It's perfect as a snack or appetizer or even as the bread with your meal. | recipe from Chattavore.com

Three cheese artichoke bread is cheesy and so tasty. It’s perfect as a snack or appetizer or even as the bread with your meal.
Three cheese artichoke bread is cheesy and so tasty. It's perfect as a snack or appetizer or even as the bread with your meal. | recipe from Chattavore.com
Tell me about your weekend cooking habits. Are you the classic “weekend warrior”, cooking simple meals (or maybe not cooking at all – no judgment here!) through the week, then melting away the stresses of your week over the stove on Saturday and Sunday? Or maybe you choose to melt away the stresses of your week over restaurant meals and pizza delivery? Or, perhaps you’re like me, and your weekends vacillate between those two styles? Maybe all in the same weekend – or even the same day?
Three cheese artichoke bread is cheesy and so tasty. It's perfect as a snack or appetizer or even as the bread with your meal. | recipe from Chattavore.com
I usually cook every night throughout the week (well, sort of…I am a “planned leftover” kind of meal planner, but we usually eat at home Monday – Friday nights). Philip works during the day on Saturday, so we eat an easy breakfast (bacon, eggs, toast) on Saturday morning then go out for our Chattavore restaurant experience on Saturday afternoon and have some sort of snack on Saturday evening. Sunday, I cook a big breakfast, we eat something simple for lunch, and Sunday night we either have dinner with my parents or I make an appetizer-type recipe, usually something that I’m thinking of sharing on the blog.
Three cheese artichoke bread is cheesy and so tasty. It's perfect as a snack or appetizer or even as the bread with your meal. | recipe from Chattavore.com
Three cheese artichoke bread is one of those Sunday evening appetizer meals. In this age of low-carbin’ it, eating most of a loaf of French bread (it was a small loaf, does that make it better???) between two people is not really copacetic, but then you guys know I don’t get too ruffled over that stuff. Maybe if we were eating this every night, but we aren’t so…. But I mean…three cheeses, artichoke hearts, and crusty French bread? This three cheese artichoke bread is my idea of a perfect snack.
Three cheese artichoke bread is cheesy and so tasty. It's perfect as a snack or appetizer or even as the bread with your meal. | recipe from Chattavore.com
The first time I made this I smashed the two halves of the bread together and wrapped it up in foil before I put it in the oven, and I pulled out a big, greasy, gloppy mess that we could barely eat. So, I toned down the cheese just a tad, took out the butter, and baked the two halves separately. Much better. It turned my three cheese artichoke bread from something messy and difficult to eat to something just cheesy and delicious.

Three cheese artichoke bread is a perfect weekend snack or a great bread to go with your meal!

Shared on Weekend Potluck on The Country Cook!

Three cheese artichoke bread is cheesy and so tasty. It's perfect as a snack or appetizer or even as the bread with your meal. | recipe from Chattavore.com

Mary

Yield: 4-8 servings

Three Cheese Artichoke Bread

10 minPrep Time:

15 minCook Time:

25 minTotal Time:

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Ingredients

  • 2 ounces cream cheese (1/4 of a standard brick)
  • 2 ounces Gruyere cheese (1/2 cup grated)
  • 2 ounces mozzarella cheese (1/2 cup cubed)
  • 1 cup artichoke hearts, well-drained
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled
  • 1 small or 1/2 regular-sized French baguette

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place the cheeses, the artichokes, and the garlic in a food processor. Blend until a spreadable consistency is reached.
  3. Cut the baguette in half and place the halves on a rimmed baking sheet. Spread the cheese and artichoke mixture evenly on both halves of the bread.
  4. Bake the bread for 10 minutes, then switch the oven to broil and broil until lightly browned and bubbly. Cut into smaller pieces and serve warm.
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Three cheese artichoke bread is cheesy and so tasty. It's perfect as a snack or appetizer or even as the bread with your meal. | recipe from Chattavore.com

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Hi, I'm Mary! Welcome to Chattavore, a destination for people who want to feed themselves and their families well every day! Life can be crazy, which means that getting dinner on the table can be a challenge (more often than not!) and my mission is to take all your favorite recipes and figure out how to serve them on a Tuesday.

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