Bree's Banana Bread

Bree found this recipe on the internet and we have to admit -- it's really, really good! It's kind of become our go-to banana bread recipe.

Bree's Banana Bread

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 whole eggs
4 mashed over-ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp Apple Pie Spice OR generous sprinkles of cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg
ground cloves (little sprinkle)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 5 loaf pan.

Combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices. In a separate bowl cream butter and brown sugar. Mash bananas and stir into creamed butter/sugar mixture. Add eggs and stir until all are blended. Gradually add flour mixture and mix with wooden spoon or spatula until all flour is mixed in. Don't overblend the batter.

Pour batter into pan and bake for 60 - 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let bread cool for a little bit then turn over onto a cooling rack.

Note: This recipe is easy to cut in half and make into mini loaves. One half recipe should yield 4 mini loaves. Use 2 bananas for half recipe.