Ingredients

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed

• 1/3 cup melted butter

• 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)

• 1 egg, beaten

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• Pinch of salt

• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl.
• Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla.
• Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix.
• Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.