Banana Nut Bread

My co workers are spoiled... just as much as my kids when it comes to the "baking away the winter blues"... I make little loaves of bread - all types - I either freeze them or bring them to work, and let them criticize me or fluff my ego.

I would love to say its my Gramma's recipe - but I do not recall my Gram ever making Banana Nut Bread. If there are two bananas left and are getting ugly, I pop them in the freezer or bake them up. Its such a yummy comfort wintry food at my house. The kids love it. I often add flax seed or wheat germ to the mix.

Here is my version, off my really greased up post card.

Ingredients

• 2 or 3 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans)
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour (I mixed mine up with Whole Wheat Flour)

Preheat the oven to 350°F. With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour, and nuts mix. Pour mixture into a greased 4x8 inch loaf pan (or minis- like I did). Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.