Banana Loaf/Muffins

2    ripe bananas
1 cup    buttermilk, or 3/4 cup milk and  juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp    baking powder
1/3 cup    vegetable oil
1/2 cup    white sugar
1/2 cup    brown sugar
2    eggs
1/4 tsp    ground cinnamon
1 tsp    vanilla
1 3/4 cup    flour
pinch    salt
butter

Preheat your oven to 375F. Mash the bananas in a large bowl, then stir in the buttermilk and baking powder. And set aside. Mix the oil, sugars and eggs together in a large bowl and stir until smooth. Add the spices, flour and salt and mix until well-combined. Stir in the banana mixture and pour the batter into the buttered loaf tin. Bake for an hour, or until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean. OR, for muffins, pour the batter into a buttered muffin tin and bake for 20 minutes. (makes 6 large muffins).

Waffles

2    eggs, separated
2 cups    flour
1 tsp    baking powder
a pinch of    salt
2 cups    milk
oil
maple syrup
butter
icing sugar
juice of 1/2    lemon

Plug in your waffle iron and let it heat up while you prepare the batter. Beat the egg whites until stiff. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in the milk and egg yolks and beat until smooth. Carefully fold in the beaten egg whites. Pour a ladleful of the batter into the greased, preheated waffle iron and cook for 3-4 minutes, depending on the iron. Serve immediately with maple syrup and butter, or with some icing sugar and lemon juice sprinkled over top. Repeat with the remaining batter.