Banana Bread

Seriously, is there anything better than the smell of banana bread baking? Yum. This is definitely a favorite treat of mine. It's my moms recipe which probably means it came from my grandmother and it is delish, and actually quite easy to make. Whenever I have bananas that are overripe I freeze them and then when I collect enough for a few loaves I make banana bread or frosted banana bars.

Banana Bread

by Chelsey W.

Makes one loaf, recipe can be doubled or tripled for additional loaves:

1 c sugar

1/2 c butter or margarine, softened

3 large, very ripe bananas (mashed)

2 beaten eggs
1 tsp vanilla

2 c flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

Cream together the sugar and butter. Add the bananas, then eggs, and vanilla. In a separate bowl stir together the dry ingredients flour, soda, and baking powder. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, don't over mix. Pour batter into a well greased medium sized loaf pan. Leave at least 1/2 inch space at the top. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees. Check after baking for an hour. Poke a toothpick in the center and it should come out clean if done. Let bread cool for 15 min. before turning it out of the loaf pan.