Marthas Banana Bread

 

Ingredients:

½ cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature, plus more for pan

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 1/2 cups unbleached AP flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 cup mashed very ripe bananas( I use frozen bananas that were VERY ripe)

1/2 cup sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan; set aside. In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add eggs and beat to incorporate.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture and mix until just combined.

Add bananas, sour cream, and vanilla; mix to combine.

Stir in nuts and pour into prepared pan.

Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes.

Let rest in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool.

Note: Good story why I made this.

Gabe still rides his bike. Not 26 miles like he use to but still active.

He did his ride while I was at the doctors office and he had a flat.

The bike is way to heavy to walk home especially since he was 4 miles from ours. He wanted to leave the bike at someones house ( no one he knew). He knocked on a few doors and went to another house and a man came to the door and told Gabe he could leave the bike in his yard. 

Gabe thanked him and told him he would be back in a hour to pick it up with the car after he walked home. The man told Gabe that no way was Gabe going to walk - he would drive him.

This man's mother died the night before knocked on this mans door. He told Gabe that he was in bed praying and then the door bell rang- maybe Gabe was God answer!