Monkey Monkey Monkey Bread

This bread has 3x the monkey: banana bread, dried bananas and peanuts (Irish name monkey nuts).

The banana bread had to be thicker than a normal one so it could be rolled. I also wanted a yeast bread.
1 egg
2 mushed bananas
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1 3/4 cup white flour
1/2 tsp yeast
Mix and kneed or into the bread machine on the dough setting.

Roll balls of the dough in a mix of 1 cup sugar and 2 Tbs cinnamon. Then roll in 1/2 cup chopped of peanuts and 10 chopped dried bananas (mine where not sweetened).
Put the balls into a bunt or loaf pan. Top a melted mix of 2 Tbs butter and 1/4 brown sugar.

Bake for 30 min at 170c. Could even pop back into the bread maker on bake (don't let it kneed). I liked the bread it was sticky and messy just like it should be. Would go really well with monkey blood (ice coffee).

Banana Carrot Muffins

Bananas that look like this can only be one of two things: ice cream or bread. Paired with carrot and green cardamom these bananas became yummy muffins. But oil free and with just a bit of sugar, these may not be for everyone.

Heat the oven to 150c.

Dry:
2 cups flour (can use 1/2 whole)
1/4 cup shredded almonds
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground green cardamom (seeds only)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
dash salt
Mix

Wet:
3 mashed black bananas (no peels)
1 cup shredded carrots
3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Mix the wet into the dry. Spoon into muffin paper liners (they are a bit bigger than cup cake liners). Cook until golden brown tops (20-25 min).

Makes 9. Great with my mother-in-laws sour cherry jam.