Banana Bread

I can't believe I hadn't put this up yet!  Banana bread is one of my staples.

I'm kind of weird in that I only really like to eat bananas when they still have a bit of green at the ends, which makes for a pretty short window of time to actually eat them once I buy them.  Frequently they become too ripe for me to want to eat them before I get a chance.  It's not a big deal though! The best banana bread is made with bananas that are so black and gross that basically no one would eat them.  That's what makes it so moist and sweet and flavorful.

Okay, so here's the deal.

Ingredients:

• 3 bananas, extremely ripe
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 egg beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sugar
• 1.5 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt

Steps: 

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Mash the bananas in a mixing bowl
• Add the egg and vanilla to bananas, mix
• When the butter is melted but not hot, add it to the other wet ingredients (you don't want to cook the eggs) and mix
• Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl
• Combine wet and dry
• Pour mixture into one greased bread pan
• Bake at 350F for 55-65 minutes

That's it! Warm with butter is obviously the superior way to eat this.