Banana Bread

Banana Bread

Servings:*

2 loaves

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas, (4-6)
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1/2 cup bran flakes cereal
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
Freeze ripe bananas in their peels in freezer bags. Thaw when ready to use.

Directions

  1. Cream margarine and sugar, beat in eggs, bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients just until well combined. Spread batter into 2 greased and floured 8 1/2x4 1/2-inch loaf pans. Bake in a preheated 350 F oven until deep golden brown (about 65 minutes). Remove from pans, cool on wire rack.
* Recipes created for given quantity. Changes to quantities are for planning purposes only and have not been tested.