Gold Medalist skier Lindsey Vonn shares her banana bread recipe on her Facebook.
Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn was the first American woman to win a gold medal at the 2010 Olympics. Born in Saint Paul Minnesota, the 25 year-old has won four previous medals in the 2009 and 2007 World Championships. As far as her personal life, she's kept that strictly skiing as well - marrying Thomas Vonn a 2002 Olympian and former United States Ski Team member.
She reveals a personal recipe on her Facebook page -
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Mix these ingredients in a medium bowl:
1/4 cup butter
4 old bananas
1 cup sugar (organic brown sugar is good)
1 egg
2-3 big scoops of organic apple sauce
In a big bowl, mix these ingredients:
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp. Baking soda
1/4 tsp. Salt
A dash of nutmeg and cinnamon
Then, mix both bowls together. Once that is mixed put it into a non stick bread pan and bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown.
*You can also substitute the butter with one more scoop of apple sauce!
I tried the recipe and it's as gold as her medal. Right out of the oven the bread is warm, comforting, and melts in your mouth. Although I didn't use organic brown sugar,applesauce, or whole wheat flour (just light brown sugar, all purpose flour, and original Motts) it's organic counterpart is surely just as delicious if not moreso - not to mention they are healthier. Sometimes it's just not what you've got in the kitchen and alterations need to be made. However, while I enjoyed the bread with a cold glass of milk I finally felt like it was okay that I wasn't in training for the Olympics and that I had traded in the whole wheat and organic for the all purpose and store bought.
Whether you chose to eat like an olympian and go organic, or well...eat like me, the Banana bread recipe on Lindsey Vonn's Facebook is easy to make and even easier to eat.
2 comments:
Another terrific idea for a posting. But again, a lot of it wasn't in your voice. The beginning sounds like an entry in an encyclopedia. And does it matter who she's married to, unless she makes the banana bread for him? Your challenge in the next posting is it write like you're writing a letter to a good friend. Maybe it's even annoying that this woman is a winner on the slopes and also in the kitchen. Or maybe it's a you-go-girl thing, another example of women can do anything.
Very cool! It's very appropriate that you featured an Olympian's recipe right in the middle of the Winter Games. It's interesting to see that someone who is so busy training as an Olympian has some time to create her own recipe. I love making banana bread and this sounds like a great recipe. I'll definitely try it sometime!
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