Banana Bread

Last weekend I made some banana bread. Just because. Here is the recipe. 

Grease and flour the bunt pan.

Mash the bananas, I had never done this before and I have to say it was a lot of fun. Get some aggression out.

Keep mashing until you you have a cup and a half.

 Cream the butter and sugar together. 

Then add the eggs one chickadee at a time. Then add the mashed bananas.

Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Then pour into the mixing bowl alternating with the sour cream, this was when Hercules came in handy because a buddy is nice to have to switch off and not have to just keep picking up and putting down, and picking up and putting down, and picking up and putting down....

The recipe didn't call for these but I like nuts in my banana bread, so I added a around a cup of walnut "nuggets" (giggle to yourself at the word nugget).

Make sure its all good and mixed.

Pour into bunt pan and bake! Enjoy the amazing aroma wafting from your kitchen to where your lazy butt is sitting watching TV.

Invert onto your dish of choice, and enjoy the prettiness. 

Slice and enjoy!

Yes, this is a cheese board...

But a very pretty one that I wanted to use, it's my kitchen I can do whatever I want.

P.S. I never knew that Chief had such a fondness for bananas.... you could move it all over the place and his eyes never left the banana.

Here's the easy copy, paste, print version of the recipe:

2 sticks butter

1 and a half cup + 2 tablespoons sugar

3 eggs

1 and a half cup mashed ripe bananas

4 cups + 2 tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 and a half teaspoon baking powder

1 and a half cups sour cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour bundt pan.

Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs one at a time, beating for a few seconds after each addition. Add mashed bananas and beat.

Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl.

Add dry ingredients and sour cream alternately to the mixing bowl. Beat well until all combined.

Pour into bundt pan and bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Invert on a cooling rack and allow cake to cool slightly before slicing and serving with softened butter.