Soothing Banana Bread

Banana bread, so simple but so delicious! Sometimes I think my boyfriend buys too many bananas for us to eat in a weeks time so that when they're too ripe, I'll use those leftover bananas to make banana bread for him. I don't like having food go to waste & he knows this, so I usually oblige. Sneaky guy lol! Today was one of those days. Nothing like the smell of banana bread baking in the oven on a cold & rainy day to soothe your soul =).

The Recipe

4 bananas
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup whole milk
1 large egg

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt 

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees & spray your loaf pan. For this recipe, I used the Pullman Loaf Pan.

In a medium bowl, mash your bananas (I like to leave mine a little chunky) & add the next 5 ingredients in same bowl, mix then set aside. 

In an additional medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Stir or whisk to mix thoroughly. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients. 

Pour the wet ingredients into the well, stirring until just combined. DO NOT OVER MIX - your bread will come out tough & rubbery.

Pour batter into loaf pan & bake in the center of your oven for about 30-40 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the center of the loaf & make sure it comes out clean.

Move pan to cooling rack & let cool for about 15 min. After 15 min, remove loaf from the pan & let it finish cooling for an additional 15 min.

Loaf can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

Hope you enjoy!