Banana Bread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl mix: (leave batter slightly lumpy)

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 mashed bananas

Then add:

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 cup nuts (optional)

Pour batter in a greased bread pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. For muffins, pour batter into muffin pan lined with cupcake liners and bake for 20-25 minutes (until a toothpick comes out clean).

Makes 1 loaf or 15 muffins.

Difficulty: Easy

Time to make: 15 minutes or prep plus 20 minutes cook time (for muffins) or 1 hour (for bread).

Recipe Origin: Mom