So, even though I barely got any because I made it for my sister and my boss decided to take home half of it for him and his wifey cause it was THAT good, it was still worth posting because it really was awesome. The only thing I did wrong was grease the sides of the pan which made it not have that perfect round top, OHS WELLS because it was great!
Banana Bread
3 really ride/brown/black bananas
1 1/4 cups of sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup of butter or margarine softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk*
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Make sure your oven racks are in the center or lower part of your oven to prevent browning too soon. Heat over to 325 degrees. Grease the bottoms only of one 9x5 inch loaf pan with shortening. (Or two 8x4 inch loaf pans)
In a large bowl, stir in the sugar and butter till really well mixed. Stir in eggs. Stir in bananas, buttermilk and vanilla until smooth. Next add the flour, baking soda and salt until it's just moistened. DO NOT OVER MIX. Pour into pans.
Bake the 8 inch loaves about an hour, back one 9 inch loaf about an hour and 15 minutes. Just keep checking it. Lower the temp if it's getting too brown. BABY IT, it's worth it.
Cool for 15-20 minutes after you take it out on a cooling rack. I left mine overnight to cool so that I could slice it right away because if you slice it while it's warm, it will be all crumbly.
Makes 2 8x4 pan loafs, or 1 9x5 loaf.
*For the buttermilk (which I never use the real kind cause buttermilk = sour milk), I used a mixture I found at wal-mart in the baking aisle. It's powder and you just add the water as directed for how much you need. Smells like old milk, obviously, but it was more to stomach than the actual sour milk.
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