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banana nut bread

Banana Nut Bread

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 ripe bananas smashed-using a potato masher works well for this
  • 1/3 cup butter melted
  • 1 cup sugar can easily reduce to 3/4 cup if you'd like less sugar
  • 1 egg BEATEN
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1-2 cups chopped pecans optional

Method
 

  1. preheat the oven 350°F 
  2. In a large mixing bowl, (with a wooden spoon) mix butter into the mashed bananas
  3. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla.
  4. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. 
  5. Add the flour last, then mix. 
  6. Lightly mix in most of the nuts after all ingredients mixed well.
  7. Pour mixture into a buttered (or spray with Pam) 4x8 inch loaf pan. 
  8. Top with additional nuts.
  9. Bake for 1 hour
  10. Cool on a rack
  11. Remove from pan and slice to serve