Banana Bread

adapted from allrecipes.com, submitted by Shelley Albeluhn

Ingredients
2 c all-purpose flour (or gluten free flour)
1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp allspice

1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c butter, softened (or coconut oil for dairy free option)

1 tsp vanilla
3/4 c brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten

2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas (about 6 large bananas)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). For muffins, preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. For muffins, place baking cups in cupcake tin. 

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and salt. 

In a separate bowl, cream together butter, vanilla and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. 

Stir flour mixture into banana mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. For muffins, bake for 25 minutes. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

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