recipes/banana-bread.md

Banana Bread

Originally from: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread/

Ingredients

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter (80 ml)
• 3/4 cup sugar (180 ml)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour (375 ml)
• Handful of walnut pieces (optional)
• Ground flax seed (optional)

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.