Banana Bread

1 cup Margarine 2 cups sugar 5-6 ripe bananas mashed 4 eggs beaten slightly 2 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tbsp of vanillla Cream the margarine and sugar together and then blend in the bananas and eggs. Wisk the dry ingrediants together and then mix in with the wet. Mix till all blended together. Do not over mix. Bake at 350 usuing standard size loaf pans. After 35 mins check by inserting a pick to see if it comes out clean!! Cool for 15 mins are serve warm with some butter or cream cheese! Hope it turns out good for you!!! Shihtzumama

The best recipes come tried and true from friends who begged them from other friends and so on and so on. That's the wonderful thing about sharing recipes - the more good recipes we share, the better we all get to eat! This banana bread comes from my friend Rose who years ago begged this recipe from her mother.She passed away years ago, but her simple but perfect banana bread lives on for all of us to enjoy.Hope you enjoy it too my friend! Banana Bread Recipe Ingredients * 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed * 1/3 cup melted butter * 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup) * 1 egg, beaten * 1 teaspoon vanilla * 1 teaspoon baking soda * Pinch of salt * 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour Method No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). 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.