Banana Bread

This banana bread recipe packs in 3 large bananas per loaf! It’s a terrific way to use over-ripe bananas.

Put those ripe bananas to use in the best banana bread recipe ever. Moist and delicious, it's easy to make—one bowl, no need for a mixer!

You can toss in a cup of chopped nuts, raisins, or chocolate chips if you want, or put the batter into muffin tins and make banana nut muffins instead. You can even go a step further and make chocolate banana bread.

Ingredients

• 3 banana (large, well-ripened)
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup milk, fat-free
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups flour

Directions

1. Wash hands with soap and water.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
3. Peel the bananas. Put them in a mixing bowl. Mash the bananas with a fork.
4. Add the egg, oil, milk, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix well with the fork.
5. Slowly stir the flour into the banana mixture. Stir for 20 seconds until the flour is moistened.
6. Lightly grease the bread pan with a little oil -OR- cooking spray -OR- line it with wax paper.
7. Pour the batter into the bread pan.
8. Bake for 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted near the middle comes out clean.
9. Let the bread cool for 5 minutes before removing it from the pan.