Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups of mashed bananas (3 large)
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup of chopped nuts, if you like
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 grease a loaf pan, either 9x5x3 or 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches, with shortening, using a pastry brush.
• 3 mix sugar, bananas, oil and eggs in a large bowl with a wooden spoon.
• 4 stir in remaining ingredients.
• 5 pour into pan.
• 6 bake until a wooden pick inserted in center of the bread comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.
• 7 let cool 10 minutes, then loosen sides of loaf from pan.
• 8 let cool completely before slicing.