Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup walnuts or chocolate chips (optional)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a loaf pan.

2. Mash bananas. Mix in melted butter, sugar, egg, vanilla.

3. Fold in flour, baking soda, salt. Don't overmix. Fold in nuts/chips.

4. Pour into pan. Bake 55–65 min until a toothpick comes out clean.

5. Cool in pan 10 min, then turn out onto a rack.

What You're Practicing

• The bananas should be brown and spotty — overripe = more sugar = better flavor.
• Don't overmix — stir until just combined. Overmixing develops gluten and makes it tough.