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Banana Bread

Banana Bread

Description

Grandma Boyer's recipe.

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter or 6 Tbsp oil
  • 1 cup sugar (can reduce by 1/4 cup)
  • 2 eggs (or 4 whites, or 1/2 cup egg beaters)
  • 2 cups white flour (or 1 1/2 cup white and 1/2 cup wheat)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
  • 3 large ripe bananas (or 4 small)
  • 1/4 cup ground flax, optional
  • 1 tsp cinnamon, optional
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins, optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Cream butter and sugar well.
  3. Add eggs and stir in.
  4. Stir flour and soda together. If using, stir in cinnamon and flax.
  5. Add the dry mixture to the creamed mixture.
  6. Add lemon juice, nuts and mashed bananas. Mix only until batter is lumpy.
  7. Pour batter into greased 9x5x3 loaf pan.
  8. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
  9. Cool in pan 10 minutes then remove loaf and cool on a rack.