Banana Bread

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*No need for a mixer for this recipe! Clean-up is easy too, if you want, you can mix everything in one mixing bowl.*
*The best bananas to use for banana bread are those that are over-ripe. The yellow peels should be at least half browned, and the bananas inside squishy and browning.*
**Ingredients**
* 2 to 3 very ripe bananas, peeled
* 1/3 cup melted butter
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* Pinch of salt
* 3/4 cup sugar (1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet)
* 1 large egg, beaten
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
**Instructions**
1 Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and butter a 4×8-inch loaf pan.
2 In a mixing bowl, smash up the ripe bananas with a smasher until completely smooth. Stir the melted butter into the smashed bananas.
3 Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.
4 Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour at 350°F (175°C), or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
5 Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for a few minutes. Then remove the banana bread from the pan and let cool completely before serving. Slice and serve. (A bread knife helps to make slices that aren’t crumbly.)