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Really Good Banana Bread

This is an easy, bread for gifting or keeping
Cook Time 1 hour
Course bread, Breakfast, Brunch, gift, Snack
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cups granulated sugar
  • ½ cups light brown sugar
  • ½ cups butter, salted or unsalted softened
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 3 bananas very ripe and peeled
  • 1 ¾ cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp pumpkin pie spice mix
  • pinch salt

Instructions
 

  • preheat oven to 400°
  • spray a 5x9 loaf pan
  • Cream bananas and set aside
  • In another large bowl cream together sugars an butter until fluffy( some times mine doesn't look so fluffy, so I go with well combined but not over worked. Add one egg at a time. Beating between additions. Add banana puree,
  • In a separate bowl sift together( or combine very well because alot of us do not had an actual sifter any more)flour, baking soda, baking powder , salt and pumpkin pie spice.
  • Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients mixing until just combined.
  • Scrape batter into loaf pan ( I always have an extra loaf pan or muffin pan ready just incase the mixture is too much for the one pan)
  • Baked at 400° for 10 minutes then lower temperature to 350° and baking for 45-55 minutes ( until toothpick comes out clean and the bread is set) I really start checking at 40-45 minutes because you do not want to over bake
  • Remove to a rack to cool for 5-10 minutes, carefully run a knife around edges and remove from plan to cool completely. Wrap with plastic wrap and place in zip bag for freezing
Keyword gifting,, make ahead, quick bread