YIELD 2 loaves
TIME 1.25 hours
This is one of our favorite recipes to make when spending time family, friends, or anyone special. We recently experimented by adding sourdough starter which gives the bread an almost impossibly perfect texture and rich flavor. If using sourdough, follow this same recipe but just make sure to pay attention to the additions at the end of the ingredients list.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
6 ripe mushed bananas
4 eggs well beaten
2 1/2 cups red fife whole wheat flour
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
if making with sourdough starter, use all the above ingredients and:
1/2 cup ripe sourdough starter
an additional 1/4 cup red fife or baker’s blend whole wheat flour
METHOD
Preheat oven to 350
Generously butter 2 loaf pans
Cream butter and sugar until just blended
Add eggs, vanilla, bananas, and sourdough starter, if using, and mix until just mixed and still lumpy
In a separate bowl, fully combine all dry ingredients
Add dry ingredients to wet until just incorporated, don't over mix
Bake 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean