Banana Bread

After noticing several Bananas slowly going to waste on the counter, I decided to put them to use and make one of my all-time favorite types of bread, Banana Bread. This recipe was found in my special "BAKED" cookbook after several hours of searching through all my regular recipes and coming up with none.

Ingredients: 3 or 4 Over Ripe Bananas

5 Tbls. plus 1 tsp. Butter (slightly melted)

1 Cup Sugar

2 Eggs

1/3 Cup Milk

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 tsp. Baking Soda

Generous Pinch of Salt

1 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour

In a large bowl, mash the Bananas

With a wooden spoon, mix in the Butter

Sugar

Eggs

Milk

And Vanilla

Add the Soda

Then the Salt

Sift in the Flour and mix until blended

Pour the mixture into a Buttered loaf pan

Gently tap the pan against the counter top to remove any air bubbles and evenly distribute the batter

Bake in a preheated oven at 350F for one hour or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean

Allow to cool on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes before removing from the pan

Then slice and enjoy

This particular recipe makes a very good Banana Bread indeed, but its not the best Ive ever had. The batter was runny and took longer than the initial hour called for to cook, and the Banana flavor was mild. However in its defense, the Bread was amazingly moist with a fantastic chew, and it also went very well with Butter spread over the top. I will make this recipe again in the future, but next time plan to change around some of the measurements to achieve the desired strong Banana flavor, and might even add chopped Walnuts in for a crunchy texture.