Holiday Banana Bread

​It's that time of year again: stock up on bananas, wait for them to get mushy, and make yourself some banana bread loaded with nuts, fruit, and chocolate! This recipe works great in a regular loaf pan or divided into 4 mini loaves, so make it however you like 😁

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Ingredients

• ½ c butter or margarine, softened
• 1 c white sugar
• 2 eggs (large or extra large)
• 1 tsp baking soda dissolved in 3 Tbsp warm water
• 2 c all-purpose flour, divided
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 ¼ c mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Up to 2 cups of stir-ins, for example:
  • ½ c chopped pecans
  • ½ c dried cherries
  • ½ c dark chocolate chips 

Directions

• Grease one 9x5 loaf pan or 4 small loaf pans well. Preheat oven to 350°F
• Cream butter and sugar
• Add the eggs one at a time, beat after each addition
• Add baking soda dissolved in water, beat well
• Add one cup of the flour with the salt blended in, mix in well
• Beat in ripe bananas
• Add remaining cup of flour and the vanilla, mix well
• Add stir-ins now and mix well again
• Spoon batter into prepared pans and bake at 350°F, 45-55 minutes for the mini loaf pans, 70-80 minutes for the large pan. The banana bread tests done when a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean
• Remove from pans and cool on rack. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap while slightly warm
• Enjoy! 

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