Banana Bread

By charlotteh371

Ingredients

• 2 tsp unsalted butter
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 4 medium size bananas, mashed
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp. whole milk
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1/4 cup confectioners sugar, for dusting

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 350 degrees and position rack in the middle of oven. prepare a 9x5x3" loaf pan by greasing it with butter and dusting with flour.

Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together and set aside.

Combine oil and sugar in a large bowl. using a hand mixer, blend to combine. add eggs, banana, vanilla and milk and continue to mix. add flour mixture and blend until just combined. stir in nuts if desired. pour into prepared pan and transfer to oven. bake until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out dry, about 1 hour 15mins.

cool 10 mins in pan then transfer to wire rack