If there is one thing that I love it is bananas, but the one thing that I hate about these potassium filled fun fruits (I promise I am sane) is that they brown and bruise so easily. Nevertheless, please believe that all is not lost, use these browned nanners (as my 3 year old nephew calls them..lol) and make the most delicious and moist banana bread you have ever tasted. There are a few banana bread recipes floating around the world but I really do not like nuts, so you will not find any in this recipe. However I will not forget about those who love nuts in their nanner bread, it is easy to add your preferred nuts into this delicious recipe. Please take a minute to look at your bananas if they are more brown than yellow then jump into this recipe but if they are more yellow than brown you are more than welcome to add another half cup of sugar. Remember the more brown the banana the more the batter will be naturally sweet. So come on…..start this recipe!
Banana Bread
Ingredients:
2 cups of all purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup of softened unsalted butter or margarine
½ cup of granulated sugar
1/2 cup of brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 ½ cups of mashed ripe bananas 4 medium
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon banana extract
Directions:
1. Prehaet oven to 325 degrees
2. Grease a medium to small loaf pan
3. In a medium bowl mix flour, salt and baking soda and set aside
4. In a separate bowl cream together butter and sugars until mixture is light and fluffy
5. Beat in eggs one at a time mixing thoroughly and scarping sides of bowl frequently
6. Alternatley add flour mixture with bananas
7. Mix until well blended while scraping sides of the bowl frequently
8. Pour mixed batter into prepared pans and bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into loaf comes out clean.
Fold in one cup of walnuts or pecans if you prefer it with nuts.
