(Recipe 1 - Pan de Guineo)

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Phrase of the day: Estoy media segura que yo comi cinco porciones de pan de guineo... I'm pretty sure I just ate five pieces of banana bread

Yeah, I'm not proud of it!

Today we went to the baker lady's home to learn how to make banana bread. I know many of you already know how to make it, but I figured I'd share the recipe anyway. She's like Big Auntie and really doesn't worry about measurements, but I tried to give some (more or less). (And yes, I am hoping to learn how to make other baked goods from her in the future!)...

Ingredients:
8 small bananas (or 6 big)
4 eggs
2 (6oz) cups of sugar
3 1/2 (6oz) cups of flour
1 1/2 (6oz) cups of oil
Yeast (Some sort of rise agent. She used a package from Ecuador's Betty Crocker equivelent)
Vanilla
Butter
Extra bananas

Steps:
1. Mash the 8 bananas.
2. In a bowl, mix the eggs and sugar thoroughly.
3. Add the oil and a little vanilla, mix thoroughly.
4. Add the mashed bananas to the mixture, mix in by hand.

5. Coat a pan with butter (or use a nonstick pan?)

6. Coat the pan with a bit of flour.

7. Set aside a bit of flour for Step 11.

8. Add the yeast and remaining flour to the mixture, mix in by hand.
9. Pour the mixture into the pan.

10. Chop the extra bananas and add them to the pan. (Optional: Add chocolate chips!)
11. Coat the top with the remaining flour.

12. Bake. (Yeah, her oven knob doesn't have any temperatures. But I guess the usual 350 for 30minutes?)
13. Crush half of the bread instead of selling it to make a living.
It is definitely not my mom's with chocolate chips, but it's the best dessert in San Isidro!