Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 3 lg ripe bananas
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1⁄2 tsp salt
• 1⁄2 tsp cinnamon

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or grease with the butter and set aside.
2. Add the stick of butter to a large bowl and microwave for 1 minute or until melted.
3. Add the bananas to the same bowl and mash with a fork.
4. Add the vanilla extract and egg to the bowl and use the same fork to mash and stir until no yellow streaks of egg remain.
5. In a second large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
6. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together with a spatula just until combined.
7. Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.