Banana Bread

This Banana Bread is a recipe my sister found probably 25 years ago and it has been a family staple ever since. It is perfect for brunch or as a dessert treat.

I made it the other night just so I could do this blog on it, and of course promptly forgot to take pictures of the first few steps! Sorry! (ADD table for 1!)

In a large bowl combine 1/2c softened butter, 1c sugar, 2 eggs, 1c mashed bananas, 1t vanilla, 1/2c sour cream, 2c sifted all-purpose flour, 1t baking powder, 1/2t salt and 1t baking soda. (This is how I mash the bananas)

This is how I sift the flour. It may not be the most advanced way but this is how my Mom taught me to do it :)

Shaking the sieve over the measuring cup :)

Make sure it’s a BIG bowl!

When you start mixing, start on a low speed so you don’t have flour fly everywhere

keep mixing until it looks like a creamy thicker cake batter

Time to make the topping. Chop 1/2c pecans

add to 1/2c sugar and 1/2t cinnamon

Mix it all up

Grease a loaf pan. I used butter, but have also used Crisco or oil.

Spoon most of the topping into the bottom of an empty pan. (Pay no attention to the 2 pans, I doubled the recipe). Give it a shake so it’s even.

Then pour the batter into the loaf pan.

Spoon remaining topping on top

Put in the oven at 350 degrees for an hour.

Bake until a knife comes out almost clean.

Remove the banana bread from the pan while it’s hot. Most of the crust will be on the bottom, so I put it face down on tin foil so I can flip it right side up on a platter.