Bunch a Banana Bread

• Ingredients:

  
  

  2 1/2 cups all-purposed flour

  
  

  1 1/4 Cup Sugar (or 3/4 cup sugar & 1/2 cup brown sugar)

  
  

  1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

  1 teaspoon salt

  
  

  1 teaspoon baking powder

  
  

  1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas (~3 medium)

  
  

  1/2 cup butter, softened

  
  

  1/2 cup buttermilk (Below is a recipe to make buttermilk)

  
  

  2 Eggs

  
  

  2/3 cup chopped nuts (Optional, I don't use them)

  
  

  2 teaspoons vanilla

  
  

  1 teaspoon cinnamon

  
  

  Directions

  Originally from Betty Crocker Cookbook

  
  

  1. Heat oven to 350 F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9 inch pan or 2 (8 or 9 inch) round pans with shortening, lightly flour.

  
  

  2. In large bowl, beat all ingredients except nuts (I put in all the wet ingredients and then all the dry) with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in nuts. Pour into pan(s).

  
  

  3. Bake 13x9 inch pan 45 to 50 minutes, round pans 40 to 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool rectangle pan on cooling rack. Cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

  
  

  Variations

  
  

  One amazing topping: Take a banana and cut it into little bites. On the stove, melt a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of brown sugar. Once it is melted, add the banana and cook several minutes. Pour this mixture over a slice of bread and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

  
  

  How to make Butter Milk

  You will need:

  1 cup milk (1/2 cup for this recipe)

  1 tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice (1 ½ teaspoons for this recipe)

  
  

  
  

  1. Place a white vinegar or lemon juice in a liquid measuring cup.

  
  

  2. Add enough milk to bring the liquid up to the one-cup (1/2 cup in this recipe) line.

  
  

  
  

  3. Let stand for five minute.