Banana Bread

Another one of my ALL-TIME favorites! Got some brown bananas? Don't you dare throw them away! This is a super simple recipe that takes hardly no time at all, but its so worth it! So try this out! :)

Ingredients

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teas. vanilla
• 1 teas. baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional) 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mash ripe bananas with a potato masher.  Mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl.  Add in the sugar, egg, and vanilla and mix.  Add the flour, baking soda, salt, and chocolate last and mix well.

Pour mixture into a buttered 4 x 8 inch loaf pan.  Bake for 1 hour. Cool on rack.  

Also great as muffins, just cook about 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.  

Yummo!!