Whole Wheat Nutty Banana Bread

Most of my blog entries have been about travel, but the real reason I began this blog was to keep a collection of all my recipes. I LOVE to cook, eat, and do all things food related. So...here is my first recipe blog entry. There will be more to come...

 What you need:

1 stick of softened unsalted butter

1/2 cup of golden brown sugar (packed)

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of salt

3/4teaspon baking soda

1 teaspon vanilla extract

2 cups of mashed ripe bananas (with brown skins)

1/8 cup of honey

2 eggs

2 cups whole wheat flour

What to do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Blend together butter, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla until smooth. Then add the wet ingredients: bananas, eggs, and honey. Again, blend together until smooth. Add the flour 1 cup at a time and blend until smooth. At this time, add nuts, raisins, cranberries, etc.

Pour batter into a greased 9x5 loaf pan and bake for 55 minutes.

Pull bread out of the oven and let cool in loaf pan for at least 15 minutes.

Once cool to the touch, let rest and cool down on baking rack.

Slice and ENJOY!

The Final Product