I love Banana Bread! Why, you ask? Here are a few of my reasons:
1 - It gives me an excuse to eat cake for breakfast (and as a snack, and before bed).
2 - I always buy more bananas than my family ever eats, and at any given time there are at least three black bananas on my kitchen counter (I CANNOT throw them away, that would be wasteful!!!).
3 - It takes 10 minutes to throw a banana bread batter together, and it is a pretty fool-proof recipe. I mean really, do you know anyone who has ever messed up a banana bread?
4 - Baking banana bread makes the house smell so yummy!
5 - You can get very creative with banana bread. Chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruits, fresh fruits...you can practically add anything to banana bread, to make your own, unique, new loaf.
6 - Banana bread makes a great gift. Who wouldn't like to receive a homemade banana bread when they are sick, or as a hostess gift? Teachers and employees LOVE to receive banana breads as gifts!
7 - They freeze beautifully, so you can make them in multiples whenever you have the time, and stick them in the freezer. Defrost and eat as needed.
8 - It costs practically pennies to make. Be honest....you know you are just going to throw those gross bananas in the garbage anyway. The rest of the ingredients are dirt cheap. In today's economic climate, eveyone can afford to make banana bread.
Have I convinced you yet to make Banana Bread? Good! This is a wonderful, basic recipe. A few weeks ago, I posted another of my favorite Banana Bread recipes, but this one is a "must-have" simple, easy recipe. After experimenting with this recipe, I have found that I can take all of the ingredients, dump them into a big bowl, stir it with a spoon, and bake. There are no complicated directions...don't worry about mixing the dry ingredients in a separate bowl, or creaming the eggs, oil and sugar. Literally, throw all of the ingredients in a bowl, in any order, mix with a spoon and pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Pop in the oven, and less than an hour later....amazingly delicious Banana bread! Everyone is happy!
Basic Banana Bread
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. oil
2 eggs
1 c. mashed, overripe bananas (about 2)
1/2 c. sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Optional: 1 c. chopped nuts and/or chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350. Mix ingredients. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake 45 - 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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