Banana Nut Bread

Growing up I always thought banana was actually spelled bannana, good thing Gwen Stefani came out with that song that really spells it out for you - you know the one - "the sh*t is bananas - b-a-n-a-n-a-s..." I'm not really sure why the sh*t is banans, but apparently it is. On the upside thou I now know how to correctly spell banana. Thank you Gwen.

Anyway, we had some VERY ripe bananas sitting on our counter, so it was definitely time for me to learn how to make banana bread. Yum!

Obviously we like this recipe

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine

2 eggs, unbeaten

1 1/2 cups mashed banana (3 or 4)

1 TBsp lemon juice

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

3 tsps baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup chopped nuts

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream sugar with butter. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in bananas and lemon juice. Sift flour with baking powder and salt in a separate container; add ad mix quickly. Stir in nuts. Bake in greased loaf pan for about an hour; or until done when tested (when you can poke it with a tooth pick and the toothpick comes out clean). Cool on rack. 

Happy Homemaking!

-Jaron