Banana Bread

I've made this banana bread recipe about 3-4 times so far and have yet to try it since I usually give it away as gifts. Well, I had some leftover ripe bananas and decided it was finally time to try it. This is a very quick and easy recipe that I would recommend. I found the original recipe at the Simply Recipes website.

Banana Bread

INGREDIENTS

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• I often sprinkle a little cinnamon sugar on the top to give it a little more sweetness and taste

METHOD

No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

Yield: Makes one loaf.