Banana Bars

from: The Lion House cook book

1 C. butter, soften
2 C. sugar
4 eggs
4 ripe bananas, mashed
2 tsp lemon juice
3 C. Flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1/2 C. buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350. In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter until smooth. Add eggs and bananas and beat until smooth. Add lemon juice and mix breifly. Mix flour, salt and soda together in a seperate bowl; add to creamed mixture alternately with butter milk. DO NOT overmix. Pour into a greased and flour jelly-roll pan. Bake for 30 minuts. Allow to cool, then frost with Peter Pan Icing.

Peter Pan icing

1 C. butter
1 egg
5 C. powdered sugar
1 1/3 TBS half and half or evaporated milk

Beat butter until smotth. (this works best if butter is cold). Add egg and powdered sugar and beat just until combined. Add half-and-hald or evaporated milk, beat until smooth and creamy. Spread on bars.
This makes more frosting than needed, but half is not enough.

Artichoke Appetizers

3/4 C. chopped onion
1 clove garlic
4 eggs
1/4 C. brad crumbs
4 saltine crackers, crushed
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp oregano
1/8 tsp Tabasco
1/8 tsp pepper
2 TBS chopped parsley
1 (8 oz)can marinated artichokes, finely cut up
2 green onions, finely chopped
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

mix all ingredients together. Bake in mini muffin tins @ 350 for about 20 minutes. Makes 18

Banana Bread

Diane Stewart

1 C. butter, soften
1 C. sugar
2 egg yolks
2 egg whites, whipped until stiff
1 c. mashed bananas
2 TBSP sour milk or butter milk (you can use milk)
2 C. Flour
1 tsp. baking soda

mix all ingredients except egg whites. Once mixed fold in stiff egg whites. Bake at 350.