Easy Banana Bread

Banana bread seems to be one of those things where everyone has their own recipe. This recipe is one that I got by combining a variety of recipes I found online. I knew I had about 4 cups of bananas, so I started at that point. While nothing's wrong with banana bread varieties, I wanted something where bananas starred, center stage. As always, something quick and easy is desired.

The aroma of this banana bread wafting through the apartment made me want to eat some right then, and I almost burned myself eating a slice before it had cooled enough. A nice crisp crust formed around the moist and dense insides. It was delicious! I didn't even realize that I didn't add any other flavors (like cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, etc.) to the bread until I started typing the recipe. This banana bread is uncompromised banana flavor! And since it's a quick bread, it doesn't take long to make either!

What's your favorite banana bread recipe?

Easy Banana Bread

by CJ Huang

A crisp crust surrounds this moist banana bread with uncompromised banana flavor.

Yield: 2 loaves

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
		1 cup		butter
		1 cup		brown sugar
			4	eggs
		4 cups		bananas, mashed
		1 teaspoon		salt
		2 teaspoons		baking soda
		4 cups		flour

Methods:

1. Cream together butter and sugar.
2. Add eggs and bananas, mixing well.
3. Mix in flour, baking soda, and salt until homogeneous.
4. Pour into buttered loaf pans and bake at 350F until crust is golden brown and toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. I like to use a knife instead of a toothpick, but that's mostly because I'm lazy. :)