Easy Banana Bread

Easy Banana Bread

Source: Pinterest

It really is easy. I make this recipe often. 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• ▢3 large ripe bananas
• ▢2 large eggs
• ▢1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢2 cups flour
• ▢1 cup sugar
• ▢1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions: 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or grease with butter and set aside.
• Add the stick of butter to a large bowl and microwave for 1 minute, or until melted.
• Add the bananas to the same bowl and mash with a fork.
• Add the vanilla extract and egg to the bowl and use the same fork to mash and stir until no yellow streaks of egg remain.
• In a second large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together with a spatula just until combined.
• Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.

NOTE ON LOAF PAN:  For this recipe you will use a standard size about 9x5 inch loaf pan for one loaf of bread.  Alternately, you can use a standard sized muffin tin and bake for around 25-30 minutes.

NOTE ON ADDITIONS: You can add 1 cup of chopped nuts or chocolate chips to the batter before baking if desired.