Ingredients:
- 2-3 very ripe bananas, peeled (I used 3.)
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar (1/2 cup if you like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet) (I used a scant 3/4 cup.)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350°F, and butter a 4x8-inch loaf pan. (I made mine into muffins. Makes 12.)
In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until completely smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.
Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan (or lined muffin pan....about 1/4 cup batter in each cup). Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. (My muffins took 23 minutes.)
Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack. Remove the banana bread (or muffins) from the pan. (A bread knife helps to make slices that aren't crumbly.)
(Notes: You can add 1 cup of chocolate chips or nuts too! Add those after the flour and gently stir.)