Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: about 55 minutes
Ingredients:
3 Bananas
4 oz. Butter (room temperature)
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
1.5 cups Sifted Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda (or Dry Yeast)
2 Eggs
Pinch of Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract (optional)
Additional Flour and Butter for baking dish
How to make it:
Preheat oven to 375°F
1. Using a wooden spoon, work the sugar and butter in a bowl until smooth.
2. Add the eggs, one at a time, and stir until the batter is completely
smooth.
3. In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Then,
slowly incorporate the flour into the batter. Stir until smooth, you may
want to use your hands to knead the dough so that bumps do not appear.
4. In another bowl, mush bananas completely with a fork. Add vanilla extract
if you want and stir.
5. Slowly incorporate the bananas into the dough and stir well until smooth.
6. Butter and flour your baking dish. Pour the batter into the dish and
put in the oven for about 55 minutes. The banana bread recipe is cooked
when the tip of a knife comes out clean and dry.
7. Let cool off for about ten minutes and then remove from baking dish.
You can serve this warm or room temperature.
Voilà!
Variations:
You can play around and add whatever original touch you would like…
nuts, berries, seeds… whatever strikes your fancy!