Yummy In Your Tummy Banana Bread

It was a "baking kind of weekend" in our house hold, boyfriend and lil one included. 


We made home made banana bread, twice baked potatoes, home made mozza-sticks, and home made chocolate chip cookies ! Let me tell you, our home smelled amazing all weekend long! 


I thought I would share my Banana Bread recipe with you first, because it is such a favorite with us and the entire loaf is half gone in one day between the 3 of us! Ha!


8 Ingredients.   11 Steps.   Pre Set Oven to 350 F  


1 cup butter or margarine. 
2 cups granulated sugar.
4 eggs.
6 extra ripe bananas.
2 teaspoon baking soda.
1 tablespoon salt.
2 cups all-purpose flour.
1/2 cup macadamia nuts (optional).


~In a large bowl, creme together the sugar & butter well until a light lemon color. Mash bananas in a separate bowl. And whisk the eggs in a smaller bowl.


~Then add the squashed bananas and eggs to the mixture.


~Stir well until all the ingredients are completely mixed.


~Sift together the flour, soda, and salt. Add to the wet ingredients.  Add nuts if desired.


~Again, mix well. But, do not mix too much ;)


~Pour batter into two separate bread pans (grease them with Crisco or margarine or butter so they do not stick).


~Bake for 45 min.


TIPS & TRICKS 


~ Use a tooth pick or a fork to carefully pierce the loaf.  If batter sticks to it when you lift it out, it is not done, yet.
~Don't be scared! You can add anything ! Such as; 
lemon zest, orange zest, chopped nuts, chocolate chips, chopped apricot, chopped mango, coconut flakes, mince meat....(maybe not all at once) Have fun! 
~If you happen to somehow mess up the temperature, don't fret. Cover your loafs with tin foil (tent it like you would a turkey) and cook the remaining amount of time. Check it every now and again. It WILL turn out. 
~If you happen to pour the entire contents of the batter into one pan, never fear! Double your cooking time. (so, 90 min) and be sure to watch the top. When it is happy and golden- that is when you want to tent it and bake for the remaining amount of time. 


This is the best recipe I have found for Banana Bread. It is easy, moist, not too sweet, and full of flavor, versatile and virtually fail-proof!

I promise you it is not burnt! I curse my tablet's camera for it's inaccuracy of color definition. 

Happy Baking, Everyone!