The Ultimate Banana Bread - Super Moist!

 

Ever wonder what to do with your very ripe bananas?

The Ultimate Banana Bread is super moist,  made with simple ingredients.  Delicious cake-like banana bread bursting with flavor,  it's impossible not to have a second serving!  Straight out of the oven, my family kept slicing and slicing and eating,  I almost didn't get this photograph,  REALLY!

So moist, banana bread practically melts in your mouth! All you need is a glass of milk or some coffee to go with it. Terrific for breakfast or as a snack!   You can easily freeze banana breads, wrap with pretty ribbons and give them away as gifts. Try this recipe!

Here's a Tip:  Ever wonder what to do with your very ripe bananas?  Instead of tossing them, just throw them into your freezer with peel and all. When you need a banana for a recipe, just take out what you need,  peel with a knife while frozen and add them to your recipes.

 

 The Ultimate Banana Bread - Super Moist!

• 3/4 cup butter - at room temperature
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 4 large very ripe bananas- mashed
• 8 ounce of sour cream (half of container)
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3 tsp. baking soda
• 3+1/2 cups of all purpose flour

Preheat oven 300 degrees.

Grease Three 8 x 3 loaf pans using 1 tablespoon of butter and dust with some sugar and cinnamon. Set aside. OR ... Two 9 x 5 loaf pans, but you will need additional 10 minutes for baking.

IN a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter together with a hand mixer or food processor.

Beat in the eggs until smooth.  Add the bananas while beating. Then add all the rest of the ingredients. Beating on high speed until well combined.

Pour into the baking loaf pans.

Sprinkle some sugar and cinnamon on top of each loaf.

Place the loafs on the middle rack in the oven.

Bake for 1 hour, or  ( 1 hour and 10 minutes for 9x5 pans) until toothpick comes out clean. 

Remove from oven, cool for 8 minutes, remove loaves from pans, cool completely and wrap breads with clear-wrap and refrigerate.

Makes 3 (8 x 3) loaves