Banana Bread

Info
Prep Time: 20 min
Baking Time: 1 hr
Makes: 10 servings
Freezes
Source: Ricardo Cuisine

What You Need
3 ripe bananas (375 ml / 1 1/2 cups)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
2 cups (500 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) ground cinnamon
2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder
1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) baking soda
1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
2 eggs
1 cup (250 ml) sugar
2 Tbs (30 ml) molasses
3/4 cup (180 ml) walnuts, toasted and chopped

Make It
1. With the rack in the middle position, PREHEAT the oven 180°C (350 °F). Butter and flour a 23 x 13-cm (9 x 5-inch) loaf pan.
2. In a bowl with a fork, coarsely MASH the bananas with the lemon juice. ADD the oil. Set aside.
3. In another bowl, COMBINE the dry ingredients. Set aside.
4. In a third bowl, BEAT the eggs with the sugar and molasses with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. At low speed, ADD the dry ingredients alternately with the bananas. With a wooden spoon, STIR in the nuts. 
5. SPREAD in the prepared pan. BAKE for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Let cool and unmould. 



Note
*Bananas
Freeze very ripe bananas directly in their skin. Before preparing the recipe, thaw in the microwave oven for a few seconds at a time. Cut one end of the bananas and press to extract the flesh.
*Flour
You can substitute 125 ml (1/2 cup) of the flour for 125 ml (1/2 cup) of ground flaxseed.
*Step 2
Mash the bananas with the lemon juice to prevent the flesh from browning.
*Step 4
At this stage, do not overbeat.

My Comments
Yummy! This is my favorite recipe for banana bread.