Instructions

• Step 1: Preheat oven Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour the loaf pan.
• Step 2: Sift ingredients Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.
• TIP: Add a pinch of cinnamon if you like.
• Step 3: Beat the eggs Beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer or whisk on medium until well blended, about six minutes.
• Step 4: Add the oil Gradually mix in the oil, and then the bananas and vanilla.
• Step 5: Fold in flour Fold in the sifted flour mixture with a wooden spoon.
• TIP: Add walnuts or chocolate chips, or a combination of both, if you like.
• Step 6: Bake Pour into the loaf pan and bake until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean, an hour to an hour and 15 minutes.
• Step 7: Let it cool Let it cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan and cooling completely on a rack.
• FACT: A cluster of bananas is called a hand, and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are known as fingers.

You Will Need

• 1u00bd c. all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• u00bc tsp. salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 c. sugar
• u00bd c. vegetable oil
• 3 to 4 bananas
• mashed (1u00bd cups)
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• A metal loaf pan
• A cooling rack
• A pinch of cinnamon (optional)
• u00be c. walnuts (optional)
• u00be c. chocolate chips (optional)