Thursday, January 10, 2008

Banana Bread

A new twist on an old favorite! Banana bread is a great snack, or an easy breakfast. In our house it doesn't last long.

2 c flour
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
2 eggs
1 c sugar
1/2 c cooking oil
5 medium bananas ~ mashed.

Grease 2 9x5x3 loaf pans and preheat your oven to 350*. Beat eggs, sugar, oil & bananas. Mix remaining ingredients. Add egg mixture to dry mixture, stirring until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared pans. Bake 45-55 min or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 min, remove & cook completely on a wire rack.

Some notes ~ originally when I found this recipe it was to bake it in one pan. But then I always ended up with the edges to brown, or the middle not quite done. It drove me nuts. So splitting into 2 pans made it cook all the way thru ~ I just shortened the baking time (as noted in the directions!) And a bonus it made it easier for little hands to pick up a slice!

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