Monkeying Around With Banana Bread!

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  • Tonight my two youngest monkeys decided to make banana bread.  That is a new recipe for my kids to do on their own, but I knew just what recipe to let them try!
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Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

• Yield: One Loaf

Gather your 4" x 8" loaf pan and start preheating your oven!  

INGREDIENTS

• 2-3 peeled, very ripe bananas  (these should have a lot of brown on them and be nice and squishy inside)
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar (1/4 cup more or 1/4 cup less... it depends on how sweet you like it)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 c. walnuts or pecans, optional
• butter or non-stick cooking spray for the pan

Here is how you Make it!

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.   
2. Butter or spray a 4x8-inch loaf pan.
3. In a large bowl, mash the ripe bananas. (I just use with a fork, but you could use a potato masher!) 
4. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
5. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and the vanilla extract. 
6. Mix in the flour, baking soda, and salt. 
7. Gently fold in nuts, if you choose to ad them.
8. Pour the batter into your loaf pan. 
9. Bake for 1 hour at 350°F or until you put a knife into the center of the bread and it comes out clean.
10. Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack.   This is the hard part.  You are going to want to eat it right then, but don't!  It is actually better the next day.

Enjoy!  This bread is as easy to make as it is yummy. You will want to make it again and again.