Banana Bread

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Banana Bread

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Resting Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 16 slices
Be sure to use overripe bananas for best results. Feel free to add chopped nuts, chocolate, cinnamon, or other flavourings.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup Butter, softened
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs, large
  • 1 1/2 cups Mashed overripe bananas
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  • Mix flour, baking soda and salt in a large bowl and make a well in the centre.
  • Cream butter and sugar together in another bowl, until pale and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well to incorporate each completely.
  • Add the remaining three ingredients to the wet mixture, and stir well. Add all of this to the dry mixture, and stir until just moistened.
  • Spread into a greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch (22 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm) loaf pan. Bake in the centre of a 350ºF oven for 55–60 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Allow to stand in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.