Buddy's Favorite Banana Bread

I won a first place ribbon at the county fair for my banana bread when I was eleven years old. This new recipe I found is *much* better.  Buddy gave it two marks of approval when I gave him it for a snack today. He wiggled back and forth *and* went "Mmmmmmm".  He polished off 3 pieces of it in 20 minutes. And no, he does not do that for "smashed peas and carrots".


Banana Bread

Preheat oven to 350
Grease a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan or 1 1/2 inch muffin cups

Combine in a large bowl:
2 c Flour
1 1/2 t Baking Powder
1/2 t Baking Soda
1/2 t Salt
1/2 t Cinnamon
1/4 t Nutmeg
These are your "Dry Ingredients"

Combine in a separate medium bowl
2 Eggs, beaten
5 Bananas, mashed (I like to use them right after they turn brown, when they are super squishy)
3/4 c Sugar
1/2 c Vegetable Oil or melted Butter
1/4 t Vanilla
These are your "Wet ingredients"

- Mix the wet ingredients well and then add them all at once to the dry ingredients.

- Stir just until you get all the flour pockets out.

- Spoon batter into the prepared pan.

- Bake for 55-60 minutes for a 9x5x3 inch pan or for 15-20 minutes for muffin cups.  You can check it by inserting a toothpick or fork in the center and seeing if it comes out clean.

- When cooked, cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then remove it from the pan and let cool completely before slicing (if in the bread pan).