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FINISHED PRODUCT ^^^^^

Banana Bread

-Flour

-Butter

-Sugar

-Bananas

-Baking Soda

-Baking Powder

-Eggs

            Rolling out of bed this morning was chore enough already, but by the time I had poured myself a small glass of tasteless orange juice, my dear Mom had pulled out an old banana and a recipe for Banana Bread. As everyone can clearly note by the title, it’s true, today I did make Banana Bread.

            Considering the length of the previous “Baking” post, I’ve decided that a more brief and concise entry is required. To be perfectly honest, not a thing of interest happened while I was constructing this culinary delight.  

            The thing about Banana Bread is that it is a completely ordinary recipe. It calls for all of the typical baking ingredients. The only odd thing I needed to prepare was a couple of mashed up bananas. The entire preparation process lasted possibly a half an hour and developed with little to no problems.

            Seeing as baking is a valued skill among most people groups, I’m glad I’m taking time to learn as much of it as possible. Banana Bread is just another step in the process. Another drop in the bucket. Another grain of sand on the beaches of everything.  Right On.

More pictures my killer Angel Food Cake. 

Meringue

-Egg Whites

-Cream of Tartar

-Granulated Sugar

-Vanilla

-Salt

My mother and I decided that I should start learning how to bake. If I were going to have my foot in everything, I’d say that baking is a great way to get a jump-start. Mom is a wonderful cook, from cakes, to pies, to fried chicken.

Today we decided to make Angel Food Cake. Splitting eggs and separating the whites from the yolks was the way we began. I ended up feeling very strange about the yolks that were being separated into my hand. 12 eggs later, minus one failure (A yolk broke into the white’s bowl), I had a mixing bowl with 1 ½ Cups of egg whites in it. I threw in some Cream of Tartar and began to mix. 

Cream of Tartar apparently keeps the whites fluffy as they’re being whipped. Slowly we added sugar and a dash of salt, along with a drizzle of Vanilla.  I could look down at the substance that was thickening before my eyes and it reminded me of snow. Well, it reminded me more of melted marshmallows, but it looked good.

“Is it glossy?” my mom asked me.

“Umm… yeah? No?  I don’t know,” was my sad reply. It did look glossy, but how was I supposed to know exactly how glossy.

“That looks fine.” She said as she lifted the bowl so I could see it slightly glistening. The more I looked at the whipped Meringue, the more I wondered about the uses of this unfinished dessert.

“Why don’t people just take this stuff and put it on pies and stuff?” I queried curiously and I dipped my finger into the mixture.

“It’s pretty bland” she replied, “But you can put it on a piece of pie and stick it in the oven…”

“And brown the top.” I finished.

“Exactly,” she said. “And that is what they call Meringue.”

Currently the cake is in the oven being baked and raised. I’m sure it’ll turn out well. But, even if it doesn’t, at least I know how to make Meringue for my pies and such.  Right on.

 THIS IS THE CAKE ^^^