Banana Bread is the first thing that I recall watching my grandma make! Watching her bake left me completely mesmerized and in awe. She would take bananas that had seen better days and with great care,whip up a beautiful mixture of goodness. My favorite part was the beautiful aroma that filled the kitchen within moments.
Growing up, we lived in a close-knit community on the westside of Cincinnati. What that meant was my aunt, uncle, and cousins lived two houses away. My grandparents lived two blocks away and another aunt, uncle, and their kids lived two blocks from my grandparents. Weekends and summer meant spending time at grandma and grandpa’s house and when she made banana bread, there was a line for a bite of the delicious goodness.
After years of looking, after she passed, my grandma’s banana bread recipe was one that I was thrilled to find. To this day, anytime I make her bread, there is a line waiting for this family classic. This time, it is my little family lining up to partake.
Memories are great. Sharing something from my past is even better.
My favorite part about this recipe is that the ingredients are pantry staples that most of us keep on hand.
BANANA BREAD ~ WHAT YOU NEED
4 to 5 Ripe Bananas
Butter
Sugar
1 Egg
Vanilla Extract
Baking Soda
Salt
All-Purpose Flour
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16 comments
Yum!
Wow it sounds like a really good recipe.
I love banana bread!
What a sweet memory! I love banana bread, there is nothing better than that delicious smell when it is baking in the oven. I will definitely be trying your recipe the next time I make it. Thank you so much for sharing!
my kids love banana bread, so it’s about time i master it. i spend far too much on it at the bakery!
This look delicious and simple to make.
I want to try this recipe. It looks like it uses more bananas so would be tastier.
I showed these pictures to my husband. Thinking we are buying bananas the next store run so I can try this recipe!
Thanks for sharing!
This sounds delicious. Love banana bread. I have a spare banana or two. Can’t wait to make.
This sounds so amazing.
LOVE a good banana bread
This is a great way to use over ripe bananas.
I love banana bread……………… but will never make this. I don’t bake. I buy 1 lb of flour in January each year and throw it away in December. But I will share this with sister in la and niece and one of them will end up make me some.
Love banana bread! I saw another recipe for banana bread just yesterday. I ‘m going to take that as a hint that I must make it using this new to me recipe!
Sounds yummy