As a quick note, if you have dairy/egg concerns, you can sub out the butter for oil, and remove the egg. It will still taste okay.
The Ingredients:
- 2 to 3 very ripe bananas
- 1/3 cup melted butter or canola oil
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar**
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg***
- 1 box banana pudding mix****
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
**White or brown, it doesn't matter; it can be bumped up to 1 cup if you want it to be much sweeter.
***I've substituted pumpkin pie spice for this, and it tasted pretty good!
****You can use vanilla pudding if you can't get banana, but I personally think the banana pudding tastes better. I promise that this is the last asterisked thing in this recipe.
The Tools:
- An oven
- A loaf pan
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
- Mixing bowl
- Mixing spoon
- Fork
- Cooking spray (I prefer the kind made especially for baking that has flour added to it already)
- Cake tester (or toothpick or metal skewer...you get the idea)
How to make it;
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees; grease a loaf pan.
- Using a fork, mash the bananas in the mixing bowl until smooth. stir in the melted butter or oil.
- Mix in the baking soda and salt. Then, mix in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Add the spices and pudding. Last, mix in the flour.
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for an hour to an hour and 10 minutes. Check with the tester to make sure it's good to go; it should come out clean when you stick it in the loaf of bread.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely.
I admit, I have a problem following the last step. I've been known to start devouring it straight from the pan. And now I want to start making some...gotta go! Miss Scarlett, signing out!
