Banana Bread

I have tried about 8 different banana bread recipes. Ones that have coconut, macadamia nuts, barley flour, rice flour, oil, and shortening. This was the second recipe I tried, and it is the one I always go back too.  I love it as it is here or with chocolate chips thrown in or pecans.  You know I love pecans!

Banana Bread

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3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cup of flour

No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F. With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

Here are some pictures are of my friend's from when he made the bread in Kazakhstan! I've never seen round banana bread before but why not!