Bet On It Banana Bread By Marjie Lapagna

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups unbleached flour
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup margarine, melted
• 4 large bananas, mashed
• 2 cups nuts, your favorite, chopped (optional)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, for topping (optional)
• nuts, chopped for topping (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease and flour 2 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• 3 combine flour, brown sugar, salt and baking soda in a large bowl, make well in center.
• 4 in a separate bowl, whisk eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk.
• 5 pour into the dry mix and blend slightly, by hand with wooden spoon.
• 6 add melted margarine and mix a bit more.
• 7 add mashed bananas and nuts if using.
• 8 mix until ingredients are blended (do not over mix!).
• 9 spoon batter into pans and top with browns sugar and nuts if desired.
• 10 bake 45-55 mins (20-25 for muffins).
• 11 turn out to cool.
• 12 slice and serve with butter.