Banana Bread

I was on the computer writing an email to my sister (she's serving a mission in Ventura, CA) when I realized that Peyton was very quiet.... uh oh. She climbed on the kitchen table and grabbed the bunch of bananas... There were maybe 6 of them total. Using her teeth and hands, she opened up all of them and proceeded to throw and or smash them on the table and the ground... I guess she wanted banana bread! I found this recipe and tried it (using the bananas from the table, not the ground...) and it is SO GOOD! Enjoy!!

Janet's Rich Banana Bread

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 medium bananas, sliced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the melted butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla, mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the butter mixture until smooth. Finally, fold in the sour cream, walnuts and bananas. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

* I didn't have white sugar, only brown.... still tastes good! Also, I creamed the sugar and butter together. Added 1 tsp of lemon juice with the vanilla, added 1 tsp of both baking soda and baking powder, and used approximately 1 3/4 c of flour instead. I didn't measure how much banana I put in... I just put in a whole bunch and mashed them instead of sliced them. 

It was so good!!