Banana Bread

By PattiB

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 medium)
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts, if desired
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Details

Servings 16
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 140mins
Adapted from pillsbury.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 9x5- or 8x4-inch loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, beat sugar and butter with spoon until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Stir in bananas, milk and vanilla until well blended.

2. In small bowl, mix flour, nuts, baking soda and salt. Add to banana mixture all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into pan.

3. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes, remove from pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.


Applesauce Bread: Substitute 1 cup applesauce for mashed bananas; stir 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon into flour mixture.

Berry-Banana Bread: Stir 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries into flour mixture.

Currant-Banana Bread: Stir 1/2 cup dried currants into flour mixture.