banana bread | chattykathychatsandcooks

Everybody family has a favourite banana bread, but you may want to give this one a try! So moist and delicious, and to seal the deal, it is super easy and quick. If you are in a hurry, just make the recipe into muffins and they will be ready in 20 minutes.

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla
3 bananas, mashed (4 if they are small)
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350º.
Cream together butter and sugar.
Add eggs, vanilla and crushed bananas.
Combine well.
Sift together flour, cinnamon, soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture.
Mix just until combined. Do not overmix.
Pour into greased and floured loaf pan.
Sprinkle raw sugar mixed with cinnamon over top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes.

Variations: (add at the end)

chopped walnuts, or chocolate chips, or (even better) a few chocolate chips and a few Skor bits

It is not often that we EVER have banana bread left over, but surprisingly enough, we did and I was wondering how to use it up. Also have never made bread pudding … and always wanted to.

Cube up leftover banana bread, and toast it until slightly crunchy and dried out.

About 4 cups of bread cubes work with:

3 eggs
2 cups milk
1/2 cup cream
1 tbsp vanilla
1/3 cup sugar

Whisk all ingredients together.

In greased baking dish place the banana bread cubes, top with blueberries (or whatever fruit you have on hand – fresh or frozen) and pour the egg/milk mixture over. It should just cover the bread cubes and fruit.

Bake at 350 degrees for between 45-60 minutes. A knife inserted in the middle should come out clean.

Serve warm or at room temperature with a dollop of whipped cream.

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