Go Bananas! Bread

Kid Friendly Recipe by Chef Stacy Maple

yield
one loaf or 36 mini muffins


Tools Required:
Loaf Pan or Muffin Pan
Muffin Papers
Mixing Cups and Measuring Spoons
Sifter
Mixer and Mixing Bowl

Ingredients:
1 Cup Mashed Bananas (about 2 large)
1 ½ Cup Sifted Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
½ t Salt
½ Cup Butter
1 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
½ Cup Greek Yogurt

Directions:
Chef’s Notes:   If you don’t have a mixer to complete Step 5, put butter in microwave and melt slightly, being carefull NOT to BOIL the butter.  Once slightly melted, add sugar and combine well. Then proceed to Step 6.

Step 1   Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2   Grease loaf pan or line muffin pan with papers

Step 3   Mash Bananas and set aside

Step 4   Sift Flour, Soda and Salt Together

Step 5   In mixer, cream together Butter and sugar

Step 6   Add eggs and vanilla and continue to mix for 1 ½ minutes

Step 7   Stop mixer and add bananas.

Step 8   With mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients a little at a time

Step 9   Continue mixing until well blended.

Step 10 Pour into loaf pan or muffin pan and bake.

Step 11 Bake until toothpick stuck in middle of loaf comes out clean. (About 1 hour for loaf and 20 minutes for muffins)

Step 12 Let cool before removing from pan