Banana Bread

Blane's favorite! on one of my long walks with Laurie Trice and Mary Liegel, Laurie told me she had the best banana bread recipe ever, and she did :-)

Ingredients

• 1 c butter or oil
• 2 c sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten well
• 6 or 7 bananas, mashed
• 2 1/2 c flour
• 1 t salt
• 2 t baking soda
• 1/2 c chopped macadamia nuts, optional

Instructions

1. Grease 2 large loaf pans or 5 small ones
2. Cream butter with the sugar. Add the eggs and beat well.
3. Add the mashed bananas, stirring to blend
4. In a separate bowl, sift together the dry ingredients
5. Fold the dry ingredients into the batter, mixing well
6. Pour the batter into the pans.
7. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 50-60 minutes.
8. For muffins ,fill 12 muffin cups 3/4 full and bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes.

Cook Time: 50-60 mins

Laurie Trice 07/24/2014