Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Luscious Banana Bread

No need for a mixer with this easy recipe, but be sure to use all ingredients at room temperature. This Banana Bread is moist, delicious, and perfect for an afternoon tea. Cut into slices, serve on a creamware cake stand, and let your guests enjoy!

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup (1 Stick) Unsalted Butter
3/4 Cup Sugar
1/2 Teas Salt
2 Eggs
1 Teas Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour - Sifted
1 Teas Baking Soda
1 Teas Baking Powder
3 Ripe Bananas - mashed

Directions:
Preheat over to 350 degrees.
Spray a 9 x 5 inch Loaf Pan with Pam Cooking Spray
Mix well together the sugar and and butter with a spoon. Add salt, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, bananas, and baking powder and mix well.

Pour batter into loaf pan and bake approximately 45-50 minutes. When done, take out of oven, and let rest in pan for about 5 minutes. Then remove from pan and let cool on a rack.

If desired add 2 handfulls of raisins or chopped walnuts before pouring into pan.
Tip: Whenever I have bananas that are becoming too ripe, I throw them into the freezer. When it is time to make banana bread, simply take them out of the freezer and let thaw. You'll never have wasted bananas again.