Banana bread. The smell reminds me of home. I remember making banana bread when I was in college, homesick, and in need of comfort. Today, I bake banana bread to create memories for my family. Our favorite recipe, adapted from Simply Recipes, is below.
Ingredients:
- 3 ripe bananas, peeled
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups flour
1. preheat oven to 350 degrees, and grease loaf pan
2. in a mixing bowl, mash bananas. add melted butter and stir
3. mix in baking soda, salt, sugar, egg, and vanilla
4. add flour and stir
5. pour batter into loaf pan and bake 50-60 minutes
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Mmmm Jessica that looks perfect! I love that little tag too - so sweet! Banana bread is a favourite around here, but mine never looks as pretty as yours does here :D
ReplyDeleteYum! That looks so good! And the recipe is so simple! I can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteYum! That looks so good! And the recipe is so simple, I can't wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy!!!
ReplyDeleteYour bread looks delicious Jessica. My grandmother used to bake banana bread and every time I smell it, it reminds me of gram. Great job.
ReplyDeleteMost definitely one of the comfort foods in my house. I can smell it now!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good, thank you for the recipe! My husband loves banana bread, so I'm def going to give this a try!
ReplyDeletethis looks fantastic! one my favorites!
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