Baking

I love to bake and have really been in the mood to do so lately. I know I'm happy when I want to bake. :) I love trying new recipes and experimenting. I bought these little loaf pans the other day and decided to use them to make banana bread- one of my favorites!

The Recipe:

(From the Food Network Website)

*I give this recipe 5 Stars! Super easy and the bread turned out wonderfully*

Banana Bread
c.1996, M.S. Milliken & S. Feniger, all rights reserved

1 cup granulated sugar

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

2 large eggs

3 ripe bananas

1 tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. (I used the mini loaf pans which made 3 loaves)

Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.

And the final result!

It turned out beautifully! Very moist and yummy. Pop it in the microwave for a couple seconds- spread a little butter on top.......heaven! I love the little black specs in it too. So pretty. I could eat banana bread every single day. :)