1 stick butter, very soft (almost melted)
1½ -1¾ cup very ripe banana, chopped
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp. molasses (optional, but it really pumps up the flavor)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1¾ cup all purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
¼ cup dark brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. cinnamon
1 cup chopped smoked walnuts
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together butter, banana, eggs, molasses and vanilla.
• In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, white sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients; do not over-mix.
• Mix in the walnuts.
• Bake in a buttered loaf pan in a 350 degree oven for about an hour.
This article appears in Sep 1-30, 2010.