It's my brother's.
I like it dense and hearty, not like cake.This is a very easy and forgiving recipe. You melt the butter and stir in everything by hand. Change it to suit your tastes or to what you have available. No whole wheat flour? No problem. Got 4 brown bananas to use? Add them all! Just keep the amounts of butter, eggs, flour, and baking soda steady and it will come out edible!
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar (calls for white, I use brown)
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
3 ripe bananas, mashed (riper the better)
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour (I use whole wheat for both)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon (I use more like a Tbsp!)
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/3 cup hot water
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (I use at least 1 cup!)
Mix dry ingredients in small bowl... flour, salt, baking soda, and spices
Grease and lightly flour a loaf pan. (I use parchment paper on the bottom)
Preheat oven to 350
Melt the butter in large microwaveable mixing bowl (don't over heat it).
Blend in sugar.
Add beaten eggs, mashed bananas, vanilla. Mix well.
Stir in dry ingredients alternately with the hot water. (You may not need all the water, especially if your bananas are very ripe. Want a thick batter that is still somewhat pourable.)
Stir in walnuts.
Pour into prepared loaf pan.
Bake at 350 for 50-60 mins. (Mine usually takes longer. Do the toothpick check.)
Cool on a rack
