Bake up a Gift - Yummy Banana Bread

Southern Gals and maybe some of you other gals, enjoy baking up some goodies for friends and neighbors at the holidays.

This is a super easy moist EASY (oh wait, I said that already) Banana Bread, already taste tested by family and friends.  Looks pretty on a Dollar Tree 'fake' glass tray or 'fake' silver.  Wrap it up with cellophane, tie with a pretty ribbon, instant yummy gift!  You can bake a full loaf or use the small loaf pans for individual scrumptious goodies. 

Want the recipe?

Here is what you need:

Ingredients

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup) **I use 1 cup
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden plastic spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in.

Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered (I sprayed with Pam) 4x8 inch loaf pan.

 Bake for 1 hour. **I check it at 50 minutes. Cool in pan at least 10 minutes, then remove.

I found the cutest food tray wraps (3 to a package) last year at the Dollar Tree.

Ignore ugly wallpaper in background, which has since been re-done!

I hope you enjoy the recipe!  I found it HERE.
For other holiday treat ideas, check out Modern Country's Holiday Treat Party.
For more foodie goodness, hop on over to Designs by Gollum's Foodie Friday.