Banana Bread Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed, ripe bananas (2 medium)
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease bottom of 9 x 5 or 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray (I used cooking spray)
3. In large bowl, beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs and continue beating.
4. Add bananas, milk and vanilla and beat until well blended
5. In a small bowl, mix flour, nuts, baking soda and salt.
6. Add flour mixture to banana mixture all at one time and stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into loaf pan
7. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
8. Cool for 5 minutes and remove from pan. Place on wire rack and let cool completely, about an hour.
9. Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator