Banana Bread

RECIPE

Moist and delicious banana bread recipe. Easy to make, no need for a mixer! Ripe bananas, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, and flour.

Ingredients

Ripe bananas (peeled and mashed) 2-3

Butter (melted) 1/3 cup

Baking soda ½ tsp

Salt 1 pinch

Sugar 3/4 cup (150g)

Large egg, beaten 1

Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups (205g)

Directions

* Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), 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 (1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet), 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 (175°C), or until a toothpick or wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. A few dry crumbs are okay; streaks of wet batter are not. If the outside of the loaf is browned but the center is still wet, loosely tent the loaf with foil and continue baking until the loaf is fully baked..

* The pan and let cool completely before serving. Slice and serve. (A bread knife helps to make slices that aren't crumbly.)

* Wrapped well, the banana bread will keep at room temperature for 4 days. For longer storage, refrigerate the loaf up to 5 days, or freeze it.

Recipe courtesy: Simple recipes (Recipe by Elise Bauer)