5.06.2009

BOTW- My Mama's Banana Bread is better than Yours

Banana Bread seems to be one of those recipes that is passed from mother to daughter and everyone prefers their own. I have to say though- I hate most banana bread. Dry, Crumbly and nutty, yucky.

My mom's banana bread is super moist, flavorful and made even better by the addition of chocolate chips.
hint: there are two types of bread, yeast breads and quick breads. Quick breads use baking powder or soda as a leavening.

Banana Bread for 2 loaves
(i usually half the recipe because I dont have the patience to wait for 6 rotten bananas)

1 c butter
2 c brown sugar
6 ripe bananas (every time we buy bananas there always seems to be one that never gets eaten, so as soon as it turns brown it gets scooted to the freezer. to use the frozen bananas just thrown them in the microwave in their skins until a little warm, they will be pretty much mush and you can pop off the tops of the bananas and squeeze the banana out. gross yes, but it works great)
4 eggs
2 1/2 c flour
2 t baking soda
1 t salt
1 t nutmeg
1 c chocolate chips (optional, we usually put them in one loaf and one without)

1. cream together the butter and sugar
2. add bananas blend, then add eggs one at a time
3. add dry ingredients and mix
4. grease two loaf pans and pour half of mixture into one
5. add chocolate chips to remaining mixture and pour into other pan
6. bake at 350 for an hour. Make sure and use a toothpick to test because banana bread looks down well before the inside is cooked.
7. cool and enJOY!

just as a side note, i've seen some people spread butter on their slice of banana bread- not necessary with this bread, it is perfect just as it is!

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