Grandma June's Recipe Box · Chapter 46

Mailbox Banana Nut Bread

“The one Grandma mails to anybody who writes her a letter.”

You'll need

• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• ⅓ cup melted butter
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1½ cups flour
• ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts

How to make it

1. Heat the oven to 350°F and butter an 8×4 loaf pan.
2. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
3. Mix in the sugar, egg and vanilla, then the baking soda and salt.
4. Stir in the flour just until combined, then the nuts.
5. Bake 55–65 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool before slicing.

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