Banana Bread.

This is Tyler Florence's recipe.  I fell asleep while baking the bread in the oven (don't recommend that.) and ended up over-baking it.  Still it's very good.  We all love this banana bread, especially my nephew adores it.

                                 

3-4 over-riped bananas

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) butter, melted, cooled

2 large eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional

2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1. Mash the bananas.  With  an electric mixer, whip bananas and sugar for 3 minutes to make light and fluffy banana cream.

2. Add melted butter, eggs, and vanilla.  Beat well.

3. Mix in dry ingredients, just until incorporated.

4. Pour the batter into a sprayed loaf pan.

5. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, until the center is cooked.