Banana Bread

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hour

Total time: 1 hour and 15 minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Are your bananas starting to turn brown? Well, don’t throw them away! Overly ripe bananas are preferred when making banana bread. This is because they give it a sweeter taste.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup butter or vegetable oil
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 ⅓ cups mashed bananas (about 4 small overly ripe bananas)

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius
• Line a 9×5 loaf pan with grease or baking paper
• Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Whisk to combine.
• With a hand mixer on medium, combine butter and sugars in a medium bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Stir in mashed bananas.
• Add dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
• Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not overbake.
• Cool in the pan 5 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on a rack.