Banana Bread

Greetings!  We recently ended up with an abundance of bananas in our house - and neither one of us eat that many bananas, so the logical thing to do was to make banana bread.  The funny thing is, I've heard that lots of people are making banana bread right now.  That made me laugh because I next to never make banana bread, but I am now!  Banana bread is okay.  It's not something that makes me jump up and down about, but when I tried this recipe, I really liked it!  I made three mini loaves the day before yesterday and gave one to Ms. Lily and Ms. Genice, two of my sweet neighbors.  Our little loaf didn't last long, so I made three more mini loaves this morning.  The house smells heavenly, and there is nothing quite like warm banana bread with a little pad of butter melted on top.  Serve it with a cup of hot tea or coffee.......and you're there!  I thought I would share the recipe with you.  Another thing I was excited about is that I was able to get in Cricut Design Space and cut out a nice little box to put my mini loaves in when I'm giving them away.  I'm happy when I can use my Cricut for things like this!  I found some cute little envelope printables online and enclosed a quick note to tell them to enjoy their bread. 

Grandma's Easy Banana Bread

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
1 cup mashed bananas (about 2 bananas)
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped walnuts, pecans, or chocolate chips - optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a stand mixer, or hand-held, mix together softened butter and sugar until well combined.  Then add in eggs and mix well.  Next add in vanilla, sour cream or Greek yogurt, and mashed bananas.  Then, while the mixer is on, slowly add the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix slowly until completely combined, scraping the sides and the bottom.  Pour batter into prepared loaf pan or pans.  If using one 9x5 loaf pan, bake bread for about one hour.  If using three mini loaf pans, bake bread for about 35 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  (A note from me:  Check your bread at 35 minutes because it might be done!)  Let the bread sit for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.  Serve and enjoy.  I added chopped pecans and it was heavenly!

This recipe came from www.eatyourselfskinny.com.

Have a good day.  Stay inside and stay safe!