Banana Bread

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1 cup (2 medium bananas) mashed bananas

1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter

1/4 cup milk OR buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease (not oil) bottom only of 9x5 or 8x4 loaf pan.

2. In a large bowl, blend first 6 ingredients. Beat 1 minute at medium speed.

3. Stir in remaining ingredients just until dry ingredients are moistened.

4. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

5. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing bread from pan. Remove and cool completely on a wire rack, covered with a clean kitchen towel to keep moist.

Makes one loaf (I usually double this recipe to make two loaves)

Tips: 

1.If you're a little low on mashed banana, add some applesauce to make up the difference.

2. While baking if the top begins to get too brown before the bread is done, make a tent with aluminum foil and loosely cover the top of the bread--shiny side away from bread.

3. Since only the bottom is greased, use a spatula or butter knife to loosen the sides of the bread from the pan before turning it out onto the cooling rack.

Source: Mother in Law

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