Ma & My Cherry Pie

Cherry pie has always been one of my favorites.  I’ve taken my mother’s already fabulous recipe and tweaked it to make it a mother/daughter delight.

French Toast Bites

Cut bread into 1″ thick slices. Trim crusts; cut bread into 1″ cubes. In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon. Add 2 cups bread cubes and mix to saturate. Lightly butter a 10-12″ nonstick frying pan. Place pan over medium-high heat. Lift bread cubes from mixture, shaking off excess liquid. Add cubes to hot pan and cook (adjust heat if necessary), turning as needed, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Keep warm. Repeat to soak and cook remaining cubes. Discard any remaining egg mixture. Pair along with sliced strawberries if desired.

Butterscotch Banana Bread

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour two 9 x 5 x 3″ loaf pans. In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl combine bananas, sugar, eggs, and butter. beat until creamy. Gradually add flour mixture alternately with milk. Mix until well blended. Stir in pecans (2 cups) and butterscotch morsels. Pour batter equally into the two loaf pans. Sprinkle tops with remaining 2/3 cup of pecans. Bake 60-70 minutes. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pans.