Company Potatoes

This is one of our classic family dishes...its great as a side when the husband is grilling. It originally came to us from our friend Jennie and her daughter Sherri. Its easy to make and tastes amazing!!

Ingredients
2 lb package of frozen cubed hash browns (thaw for 30 minutes)
1 stick of butter, melted
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 lb sour cream
8 oz sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
salt and pepper to taste

Directions
Mix the above ingredients and cook in a greased 9x13 baking dish at 375 degrees for 1 hour.

*Note: I've tried making this with low fat cheese and sour cream and it is still really good. However, I tried substituting Butter Buds and fat free sour cream and cheese and it was not good.

Sour Cream Banana Bread

This recipe is courtesy of my friend Kalli Barker, photographer extraordinaire...and great baker! My favorite thing about this recipe, besides the fact that its yummy, is the recipe makes TWO loaves so I can freeze one and always have one on hand for company...genius!

Sour Cream Banana Bread

Ingredients
2 cup flour (I usually use 1 cup of whole wheat flour and 1 cup of white flour)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
1 ½ cup sugar
½ cup sour cream (Against my husband's wishes, I use reduced fat sour cream and you can't taste the difference)
1 tsp. vanilla
½ cup shortening
3 large ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
¼ cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions
Cream eggs, sugar, sour cream, shortening, and bananas.
Add vanilla and other dry ingredients. (Stir in ½ cup nuts if desired.)
Grease pans. Mix together the sugar and cinnamon and dust pans lightly with cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Divide banana mixture into prepared pans. Sprinkle some cinnamon-sugar mixture on top.

Bake at 375° for 35 to 45 minutes. (Makes 2 large or 4 small loaves.)