Demaree Crossing Signature Dish: Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter (or margarine)
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 3 ripe bananas, smashed (about 1 cup)
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 – 1 cup chopped pecans (optional) or 1/2-1 cup walnuts (optional)

Cooking Instructions

Cream butter & sugar. Add vanilla & eggs. Combine dry ingredients, add alternately with bananas & milk. Add nuts if desired. Grease & flour 1 bread pan (2-3 smaller pans) or pour into muffin cups. For a bread loaf, bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes. For muffins, bake at 350 degrees for 20-25min. Enjoy!

Note – Our team usually uses a smaller bread pan to make 2 loaves, or uses a larger pan and make 1 big loaf, but it will need to bake longer. We suggest doing the old fashion test of a toothpick at 45 min, then again at 1 hour — up to 1 hour & 30 min if needed.