Dad's Banana Bread

3 bananas, peeled and mashed 
1 cup sugar 
1/4 cup butter 
2 eggs 
1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
3/4 teaspoon baking soda 
1 1/2 cups flour 
**optional**  1/2 cup chopped walnuts, pecans, semi-sweet chocolate chips (be creative here) 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

Mix together bananas, sugar, butter, and eggs in a medium-size bowl.  A fork or wooden spoon or any ol' utensil deemed suitable will do.  Notice here how HotDog likes to mash the bananas and mix the ingredients all in one step.  It makes for a little lumpier batter, but the end result is no less drool-worthy. 

Sprinkle and stir in dry ingredients one at a time to avoid clumps.  No one likes a baking soda morsel surprise! 

Fold in your 1/2 cup of optional, creative ingredients if you like. 

Grease a standard 9"x5" loaf pan.  Pour batter into pan and bake for 1 hour. 

Let cool for a bit until the loaf can be handled, loosen edges from pan with a knife, and place on a plate for a nice presentation.  Otherwise, just cut and serve slices o' heaven right from the pan. 

Enjoy! 
Kimmers

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