Description:

A sweet bannanalicious bread

Source:

Emma and Jan

Serves/Makes:2 loaves

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cups (300 ml) sugar
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) butter or stick margarine, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) mashed very ripe bananas (3 medium)
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) buttermilk (I use powdered buttermilk)
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 2-1/2 cups (600 ml) all purpose flour
• 1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
• 1 tsp (5 ml) salt
• 1 cup (225 ml) chopped nuts, if desired

Preparation

• Move oven rack to low position.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
• Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans with shortening.
• Mix sugar and butter in large bowl
• Stir in eggs until well blended
• Stir in bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla; beat until smooth.
• Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened. Stir in nuts(optional).
• Bake 1 hour or until toothpick placed in middle comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in pans on wire rack.
• Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing.

Comments

Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days or refrigerate up to 10 days.

Blueberry-Banana Bread: Stir 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries into batter. (we used the nuts and the blueberries and it was real yummy!)