1 10-ounce loaf French bread
8 eggs
3 cups milk
2 teaspoons white sugar
2 teaspoons brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter

Cut bread in 1-inch thick slices. Arrange in one layer in greased 9″ x 13″ x 2″ pan.

Beat eggs with milk, sugars, salt, and vanilla. Pour over bread.

Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Cover and refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours.

Uncover and dot with butter.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

Serves 6.

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I have several banana nut bread recipes in this recipe blog, but this is one of my favorites. I often buy bananas and they ripen faster than I can eat them. This is a perfect way to use up those bananas!

1/2 cup cooking oil
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 ripe bananas mashed
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts

Mash bananas.

Add the rest of the ingredients.

Bake in loaf pans at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

1 to 4 bulbs garlic
1 teaspoon olive oil for each bulb of garlic
Salt
Pepper
French bread slices

Carefully peel away paper skin around the garlic bulb, leaving just enough to hold garlic together.

Trim top of garlic bulb about 1/2 inch to expose cloves.

Place stem end down on 12-inch square of aluminum foil.

Drizzle each bulb with 1 teaspoon oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Wrap securely in foil. Place in pie plate or shallow baking pan.

Bake 45 to 50 minutes at 350 degrees or until garlic is very tender when pierced with a toothpick or a fork.

Cool slightly.

To serve, gently squeeze garlic out of cloves. Spread on French bread.