Banana Bread

Banana Bread

This recipe is a very special one, I tried the first time as a way to do something decent with very ripped bananas before decided to  throw them away...now this banana bread is a must in the house...hope you feel the same way!

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup (1 stick) butter

1 Cup granulated sugar

2 Eggs

3 very ripe bananas mashed

2 Cups all-purpose flour

1 Teaspoon baking soda

1/2 Teaspoon salt

1/3 Cup milk

1 Tablespoon lime juice

Cream the butter, once smooth add the gradually the sugar, mix well until it looks like a paste. Add one by one each egg mixing well after each addition. Add the mashed bananas and blend thoroughly.  Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl set aside. Combine the milk with the lime juice. Slowly start adding the flour mix to the banana mix, alternating flour with the milk mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Blend well after each addition.  Pour the batter into a lavishly buttered 9x5x3 inch pan and bake in a preheated 350 oven for 50 - 60 minutes or until you insert a toothpick in the center and it comes out clean. 

Tips:

- It's better to have the butter and eggs at room temperature before starting, however I've done it before with not too much time to let the ingredients be at room temperature and it worked out fine.

- Don't give up if the first time it doesn't come as you expected, "practice makes perfect" it wasn't until the third time that everyone starting enjoying my banana bread at home.

- If you want some variations: Add 1/2 cup of chopped pecans or other nuts you may have available, the other week I added aprox. 3 tablespoons of "dulce de leche" when pouring the mixture to the pan and was reaaaaally good and popular!

- What I like very much about this recipe is that the bread is really smooth, perfect with a cup of coffee in the morning or at around 4pm.