Banana Nut Bread Recipe

It's fall (as we all know). Although people are trying to infringe on the season by putting up their Christmas trees already, my mother included. I am still enjoying the leaves rustling and crisp mornings rather than cold mornings. I am still looking forward to Thanksgiving and quality time with my family. Oh, and food, I'm looking forward to the FOOD! I don't want to make this a food blog, mainly because they are a dime a dozen, but I just can't help myself. I love food. I love to smell it, look at it, prepare it, try new things and I love to eat it. I love it. It's one of those things that I know I am supposed to be doing, but can't find a way to make enough money to survive off of just doing that yet. Maybe one day I will open a deli, or bakery, but until then I will write random food blogs and run my family's sugar levels out the roof.

So last night I come home to fruit flies, although annoying, I was semi excited to see them knowing my bananas had ripened enough to bake banana nut bread. This is a family favorite. My husband loves it for breakfast and my daughter would eat it every meal. So after dinner I started my favorite past time, BAKING :)!!! The results of this recipe rendered the best yet. I am constantly trying new banana nut bread recipes because they are never the consistency I want or sweet enough.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and grease and flour two loaf pans.

Assemble all of your ingredients, a big mixing bowl, measuring cup and big wooden spoon.

You will need....

1/2 cup of vegetable oil
3/4 cup of white sugar
1/2 cup of soft brown sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup of milk
3 very ripe bananas
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts

Mash your bananas and mix in with oil, eggs, sugars and milk.
Add salt, baking powder, flour and vanilla and mix well.
Last add your walnuts.
Some people like to add golden raisens too, I hate raisens, but you add whatever you want.
I think coconut would be good, maybe even some chocolate chips or cream cheese.

Pour equal amounts into each prepared loaf pan.

Bake at 350 for about 50 minutes to an hour.
The actual recipe calls for an hour and a half, but I baked mine for less than 55 minutes and any longer would have burnt the goodies. So this depends on your oven and location.
When a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean it's done. (This is true about most desserts)

Let cool and serve with milk and butter. Yummy.