Chelle's Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup margarine (i use imperial generally) or 1/3 cup butter (i use imperial generally)
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour (do not use self-rising flour)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla (i like spice island 100% bourbon vanilla extract)

Recipe

• 1 heat your oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease the bottom only of your loaf pan.
• 3 in large bowl, mix together sugar and margarine.
• 4 stir in eggs until blended.
• 5 add vanilla, water and bananas and beat for 30 seconds.
• 6 sift together dry ingredients in a separate bowl before adding to mixture.
• 7 when all ingredients are mixed together, add nuts, if desired holding a few aside to garnish top.
• 8 pour batter into pan.
• 9 sprinkle top with nuts or arrange a few whole nuts on top prior to baking.
• 10 bake for 75 minutes for an 8 inch loaf pan, 55 to 60 minutes for a 9 inch loaf pan.
• 11 loaf should be deep golden brown and a wooden toothpick should come out clean when inserted into the center of loaf when cooked thoroughly.
• 12 serve warm with butter, whipping cream (with a touch of rum for a dessert), toasted is great anytime or just plain!
• 13 enjoy! ;).