Easy Banana Bread

So this weekend me and my boyfriend went down to my aunt's farm. It's more of a horse farm then anything else but she's got a few dogs, a TON of chickens and a bunch of goats to go with the horses...oh and a few cats too! It's always been one of my favorite places in the whole world because even though it's totally inhabitable and there's a lovely big house now it's still pretty rugged and aesthetically lovely and natural. My grandma recently moved down there as well so that she could be nearer to my aunt and have people around to take care of her should she need it. My grandma is a very no waste kind of woman and thus she puts every old banana in the freezer to bake with later but then never bakes with them....So I decided it was about time to do something with the 20+ old frozen bananas sitting in the freezer!  So banana bread it is! :) I didn't end up using all the banana's but I did get through a good 16 so thats better I think! :)

I love this recipe a lot because it's so freaking simple! One big bowl and one spoon is all you need! how lovely and simple, coupled with the fact that it's delicious! I quadrupled the recipe this weekend and that was super simple and easy.

INGREDIENTS

•  4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• add chopped nuts or chocolate chips(or both!) as desired

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden 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 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

I made two loaves with chopped walnuts and one loaf with chocolate chips and one that was just plane yummy banana bread! And here they all are on the counter!