Rich Banana Bread

Rich Banana Bread

Here is a recipe for banana bread, plain and without added sugar.

It is perfect cut into slices, in the form of toast with a square of melted chocolate or a little jam.

 It will be very appreciated at breakfast or snack time.

You can decorate this banana bread by adding chocolate chips, dried fruits or oleaginous fruits.

Count about 60 g for these additions.

The comforting dessert par excellence, banana bread is brilliant in its simplicity and a great classic in the kitchen.

No need to wait for the dough to rise, just mix, bake and enjoy.

You’ll Need :

2 Cups of All Purpose Flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 stick of butter (no substitutions)

3/4 cup and 2 tablespoons of dark brown sugar

1/8 cup of vegetable oil

2 whole eggs (3 eggs if small or medium eggs)

2 1/2 cups of coarse mashed over ripe bananas (about 5-6 bananas)

Optional: mini-chocolate chips and/or toasted coarsely chopped nuts.

Directions :

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees.

2 Cups of All Purpose Flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda Set aside.

Then, in a large bowl, cream until fluffy : 1 stick of butter (no substitutions) 3/4 cup and 2 tablespoons of dark brown

sugar

Add: 1/8 cup of vegetable oil 2 whole eggs, one at a time Then add: 2 1/2 cups of coarse mashed over ripe bananas

(about 5-6 bananas)

Then, slowly add the dry ingredients, do not over mix, but make sure all the dry ingredients are blended into the wet

ingredients.

Prepare one loaf pan with pam or grease it.

Spoon the batter into the loaf pan and bake in the center of the oven for about 55-65 minutes.

This recipe will easily double, but do not attempt to triple it.

Start a new batter for best results.

You can add 1 cup of mini-chocolate chips at the time you add the dry ingredients, or one cup of toasted coarse

chopped nuts such as pecans or walnuts.