banana bread

Banana Bread Recipe:

Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 1 hour

Ingredients:
3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Method
No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

Found on SimplyRecipies.com and it has worked great for me.

Can also add nuts or chocolate chips

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I'm thinking about getting out of teaching.
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I'm so lonely.

Need perspective.
Need compassion.
Need rest.

later.

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