Easy and Delicious Banana Bread

Simple and Delicious Banana Bread

4 tablespoons butter or margarine/spread
3 very ripe bananas
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup white flour
1/2 cup of walnuts, pecans, or your favorite nut (optional)

Melt the butter or margarine in a small pan and allow to cool. While the butter/margarine is melting and cooling, prepare your loaf pan by spraying it with olive oil spray or by applying a small amount of olive oil to a paper towel and rubbing that across the bottom and sides of the dish. If you would like, also line the bottom of your pan with parchment paper.

Next break or cut the bananas up into small pieces and then mash them with a fork. In a large bowl, combine the bananas, sugar, and egg, mixing them together with a spoon. Add the salt and baking soda, and stir again. Add the cooled butter/margarine, and stir. Finally add both kinds of flour, and the nuts (if using) and mix only until the flour is moistened. Do not overstir!

Pour the mixture into your prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until the loaf pulls away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, and then remove from pan. Enjoy!

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