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How to Make banana bread & use up old bananas

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Baking this loaf is a tasty way to use up those overly ripe bananas.

You Will Need

* 1½ c. all-purpose flour

* 1 tsp. baking soda

* 1 tsp. baking powder

* ¼ tsp. salt

* 2 large eggs

* 1 c. sugar

* ½ c. vegetable oil

* 3 to 4 bananas, mashed (1½ cups)

* 1 tsp. vanilla

* A metal loaf pan

* A cooling rack

* A pinch of cinnamon (optional)

* ¾ c. walnuts (optional)

* ¾ c. chocolate chips (optional)

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.

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.

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.

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