Banana Bread

Count it a blessing when you find leftover riped bananas sitting rather neglected at your kitchen counter.

This is a easy one-bowl recipe shared by elsie. Really handy especially when you want to make something but too lazy to lug out the Kitchen Aid.

Makes one loaf.

Ingredients
3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
75g butter, melted
125g brown sugar (3/4 cup)
1 large egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
pinch salt
204g all-purpose flour (1 1/2 cups)

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

2. 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 last, mix.

3. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan.

4. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

Full of banana flavour and not too sweet. I like it slightly toasted with a thin spread of butter, yum!