Baking, Bikkies, and Beautiful Banana Bread

With the warm yellow sunny days now fading and turning crisper, I thought it might be a great opportunity to share some of my go-to, no-fail baking recipes!

These are regulars in Katie's lunchbox, or when we need morning tea! 

First, my NO FAIL AWESOME ALL PURPOSE BISCUIT RECIPE!

Yummy! EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

3/4 cup SR flour

3/4 cup plain flour

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla essence

125g butter, softened.

Mix ingredients and knead with hands to form a stiff dough. Roll teaspoonfuls into balls and press lightly onto a lined baking tray. Bake 180 deg celcius (160 degrees if fan forced) for 12 mins for a soft cookie, 15 min for a crunchy one.

You can substitute lots of things for choc chips! I've used nuts, sultanas, muesli, dried fruit, m&ms...

You can substitute coconut sugar or stevia for the brown sugar.

You can substitute 1/2 cup coconut oil for the butter if you want a dairy-free version.

So versatile!

The second staple recipe in my house is my friend Laura's Banana Bread. It's super easy, and it's like a warm hug from a friend on a cold grey day :)

LAURA'S BANANA BREAD

125g butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup plain flour
1 cup wholemeal flour
1 teasp baking soda
1/2 teasp salt
3 Large very ripe bananas, mashed
1 teasp vanilla


Preheat oven to 180 deg C (160 deg C for fan forced ovens). Mix all wet ingredients together well in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients, and mix till well-combined. Pour into a loaf pan. Bake 50 - 60 min or till skewer comes out clean and top feels 'springy'.

I promise you it wont last long! And your house will smell AMAZING when it's baking!

So there you go! 2 staple recipes from my kitchen (2 of many!) that are super easy and yummy for lunchboxes or afternoon tea.

Or midnight snacks ;)

What's baking at your house?
xx