Banana Bread

We eat lots of bananas here, and they usually get eaten long before they get too ripe! Over the long weekend, though, I left a few at home and they were too mushy for our taste! 

I looked up a banana bread recipe and it turned out to be delicious, so I thought I'd share. I am so far from a good cook, but this recipe only had ingredients that I already had in my pantry, plus it was extremely easy. This recipe was from www.simplyrecipes.com.

BANANA BREAD

• 2-3 very ripe bananas, peeled
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar (1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Preheat the oven to 350°F and butter a 4x8-inch loaf pan.

In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until completely smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.

Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.

Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour at 350°F, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

Remove from oven and cool completely.

I actually added a little sugar and brown sugar on the top before I put it in the oven to give it a crispy topping, and it was yummy!

My middle son especially liked it (probably because he is our biggest banana fan). It's a delicious way to use those over ripened bananas! Give it a taste!

Have a wonderful day!