Banana Bread

Banana Bread – by Kris Porto

¾ cup butter (or use 2/3 cup canola oil)

1 ½ cups sugar

1 ½ cups mashed bananas (3 medium sized)

2 eggs – well beaten

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

¾ tsp salt

½ cup milk

¾ cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Cream butter and sugar. Mix in mashed bananas, eggs and vanilla. Add flour, soda and salt gradually, alternating with milk. Pour into greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans or a 9 x 13 inch greased pan.

Bake at 325 ° preheated oven for 75 minutes or until testing with a toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.

Comments: 19

B.B. B. Oct 18, 2009, 5:47pm EDT

I love banana bread

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Fran S. Oct 18, 2009, 5:49pm EDT

i, too, love banana bread, especially with lots of pecans or walnuts in there! this recipe sounds delicious!!

Kris P. Oct 18, 2009, 7:04pm EDT

Fran, it is very good and I have some in the oven right now! My boys absolutely love it!

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Adelaide M. Oct 18, 2009, 5:57pm EDT

Yummy! I love banana bread!

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david f. Oct 18, 2009, 6:05pm EDT

my favoritest kind of bread. thanks for sharing the recipe.

Kris P. Oct 18, 2009, 7:05pm EDT

David it is soooo good, it's baking right now and my house smells wonderful!

david f. Oct 18, 2009, 7:07pm EDT

i love the aroma as it spreads throughout the house - especially on cold days.

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M C. Oct 18, 2009, 7:09pm EDT

Kris, that looks nice and easy ! I can just imagine the house being filled with the aroma of Banana bread ! I'll be sure to try this one !

Kris P. Oct 18, 2009, 7:40pm EDT

I just took 4 loaves out of the oven, and put 2 more in, I tripled the batch. The boys both made a comment on how it looks before it's baked, I just told them to remember what it looks like after and what it tastes like.

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Nancy D. Oct 18, 2009, 7:12pm EDT

Yummy ... I have copy and pasted it and emailed it to myself so I have it saved and will try it. I love banana bread.

Kris P. Oct 18, 2009, 7:41pm EDT

Good, I think you will enjoy this one. I've been making it for 16 years and it is my family's favorite.

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Cheryl W. Oct 18, 2009, 7:20pm EDT

Sounds yummy!

Kris P. Oct 18, 2009, 7:41pm EDT

I hope you try it Cheryl.

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Joyce ("Site Cheshire Kitteh") L. Oct 18, 2009, 7:21pm EDT

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...yum! Gonna do that!

Kris P. Oct 18, 2009, 7:43pm EDT

My boys love it in the morning. My oldest son's girlfriend my him some banana bread and he took one bite and told her she should try mine. Yesterday she asked me for the recipe.

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Steph-in-NE ..... Oct 18, 2009, 8:44pm EDT

gee and you didnt bring me any last nite BOO HOO,,
good to see ya

Kris P. Oct 19, 2009, 2:13pm EDT

Sorry Steph, I didn't make it until yesterday or I would have brought you some.

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Denise C. Oct 19, 2009, 10:31am EDT

As soon as we have overripe bananas laying around I will try this. My husband has been on me about banana bread. We never have any over ripe ones laying around though!

Birthday party went well. Rained but had it at the church. Thursday we will celebrate again with just a small cake here with us. FIVE YEARS OLD!

Kris P. Oct 19, 2009, 10:00pm EDT

You can go the store and ask for bananas they have pulled from the rack, they will sell them.

Glad to hear the party went well, are you going to post some pictures?

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