Banana Bread
(from Peachblossm’s recipe box)
(Did you know that cinnamon is a natural food preservative? It can inhibit bacterial growth and food spoilage! Also it can help regulate the effect on blood sugar, as well as help lower LDL cholesterol. It can also help with arthritis and has an anti-clot
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Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Categories: bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon (more if you really like cinnamon)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup of butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups bananas (over-ripe) – about 4 – 5 bananas
- 1/2 bag chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup of slivered almonds (optional)
Directions
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Preheat your oven to 350 and Grease your 9 × 5 bread pan
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Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together
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In a separate bowl, add the butter, brown sugar and eggs.
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Mash up the bananas and add them to the butter-brown sugar mixture
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Combine the dry and wet mixture together. Stir just long enough to mix everything well.
- Add the chocolate chips and the slivered almonds
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Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 60 minutes or until your toothpick comes out clean.