"A good thing to do before you're 30."

So, the man's birthday is coming up in a few weeks-- a rather monumental one, at that! He claims that it isn't a big deal, but he's set out to accomplish some things before the big day... and apparently one of those things is baking.
Inspired by some near rotten bananas, he got it in his head to make a homemade loaf of bread.

He asked lots of questions, but I decided to clear out of the kitchen to embark on a exercise-on-demand yoga adventure and let him do it all by himself. He found a recipe online ("Look, it has four stars!" he said), and both of us were impressed with the results.

Here's his recipe:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cups white sugar

1 tablespoon molasses

2 eggs, beaten

2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas

-Preheat oven to 350

-Grease a 9x5 loaf pan

-In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. In a seperate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir in banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

-Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

I try to stay pretty anonymous, but can't resist posting this proud man picture.

(awesome t-shirt by solid gold hubcaps)