Banana Bread!
Here's my latest attempt at banana bread!
Ingredients
4 very ripe (spotty) bananas
1/3 cup melted butter
1/4 cup sugar*
1 egg
1 t. vanilla
1 t. baking soda
1 1/2 cups flour
1 T. poppy seeds (optional)
zest of one lemon, coarsely grated (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degress
Place the bananas, melted butter, egg, and vanilla in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth (about 1 minute). Set aside.
In a mixing bowl add baking soda, flour, poppy seeds, and lemon zest. Mix thoroughly.
Add liquid from blender to the dry ingredients and stir until smooth,
Place in a well-greased bread pan. Cook for one hour. Remove from oven, cool on a wire rack, and serve.
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*I think you can probably eliminate the processed sugar entirely if you use really ripe bananas. The original recipe that this one is based on called for a full cup of sugar!
Ingredients
4 very ripe (spotty) bananas
1/3 cup melted butter
1/4 cup sugar*
1 egg
1 t. vanilla
1 t. baking soda
1 1/2 cups flour
1 T. poppy seeds (optional)
zest of one lemon, coarsely grated (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degress
Place the bananas, melted butter, egg, and vanilla in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth (about 1 minute). Set aside.
In a mixing bowl add baking soda, flour, poppy seeds, and lemon zest. Mix thoroughly.
Add liquid from blender to the dry ingredients and stir until smooth,
Place in a well-greased bread pan. Cook for one hour. Remove from oven, cool on a wire rack, and serve.
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*I think you can probably eliminate the processed sugar entirely if you use really ripe bananas. The original recipe that this one is based on called for a full cup of sugar!