Banana Loaf Bread
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 3:02am

Ingredients




2 cups All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Unsalted butter, softened
1 cup Sugar
2 lrg Eggs
1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
3 lrg , ripe bananas, mashed with a fork
1 cup Chopped pecans or walnuts
1/2 cup Chocolate chip mini-morsels (optional)

Preparation

1 I found this recipe in the Chicago Tribune a few years ago and have had good reviews from my family. I'd also stud it with mini-chocolate chip morsels after it cools off. 2 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. 3 2. Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed until light, 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla, mixing well after each addition. Stop the mixer and add the bananas. Mix lightly. fold in the dry ingredients and nuts, mixing just until combined. 4 3. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes then invert onto a wire rack. Cool completely. Sprinkle chocolate chip morsels on top, if desired, before slicing.