Banana Bread

Banana Bread - Whether the banana bread turns out good or not, it depend very much on the banana you use to make it. For the best results, always use a smaller banana, preferably very ripe bananas. Bananas which have black skins makes the perfect banana bread as the banana are ripe and sweet. Just follow these simple steps and you are on your way to make the perfect banana bread.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 2 1/3 cups mashed very overripe bananas

Steps:

1. Firstly, preheat  the oven to 350°C.  Then lightly grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan.
2. In large bowl, combine flour, soda and salt.
3. In separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar.
4. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended.
5. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten.
6. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
7. Bake in preheated oven for 60-65 minutes until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.
8. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.