Bananas have always been among my very favorite of fruits. However, I have always had a slight problem with them, in that they never seem to last long enough for my taste. My ideal banana is one that has almost all of the green gone but just a little green still lingering. To me, they taste the best at this point. Not too sweet, and not too mushy. I only generally buy bananas at the grocery store if they are fully green. Even then, I swear they are yellow practically by the time I get home. Once they get their first freckle, (nothing against freckles ha ha) I won't eat them. I'm sure my Mom would tell you this strange preference of mine started as a child when I would devour practically the entire bushell before we got home. I love my barely ripe bananas, what can I say?
That being said, I hate to see good food go to waste. My Mom used this recipe to use up all her overripe bananas and it has been a favorite of mine my entire life. I almost don't get upset when my bananas go "bad" because I can just wait a bit and they will be ready for this scrumptious recipe!
Ingredients
1/2 cup softened butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 large ripe bananas
1/3 cup "sour milk"- (1/3 cup milk mixed w/ 1tsp vinegar)
1tsp baking soda
1tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
To begin with, mix together your softened butter and your sugar in a mixer until fluffy.
Add your eggs one at a time and beat well.
In a separate mixing bowl, mash your 3 ripe bananas
In a small cup, mix together your "sour milk" and stir that mixture into your mushed bananas.
Add your mushed banana mixture into your sugar/butter mixture and begin adding the remainder of dry ingredients one at a time until fully mixed.
Grease a bread pan and pour your mixture into it.
Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Place on a cooling rack after baking time is done and enjoy!
This bread is fantastic anytime! Its especially great warm with a little butter on it but is really quite good hot, cold or otherwise. I hope you enjoy one of my favorite childhood treats! My favorite part is the crust, believe it or not. For whatever reason, the crust stays at this wonderful combination of slightly crunchy yet chewy and its sweet and fantastic! I think I will go enjoy another slice right now. Have a great weekend everyone!
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