Awesome Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (or 1/4 c butter plus 1/4 c applesauce)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mashed banana (about 1 1/2 medium)
• 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream or 1/2 cup fat free sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, sugar and eggs together.
• 2 combine dry ingredients.
• 3 blend both mixtures, beating until well mixed. add mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and chopped nuts. pour into buttered loaf pan. sprinkle with sugar.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees for one hour. cool upright for 15-20 minutes before inverting pan to remove loaf.