Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups bananas (ripe, mashed) (about 3 medium bananas)
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk

Steps

1. Heat oven to 325°F.
2. Cream butter and sugar.
3. Mix in bananas, eggs, and vanilla extract.
4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
5. Add milk and dry ingredients to the banana mixture and mix thoroughly.
6. Pour into greased and floured loaf pans.
7. Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Notes

• Four 3×2×5.5-inch pans: 45-minute bake time
• One 9×5×2.5-inch pan: about 1-hour bake time