Banana Bread

 

Ingredients

 

Makes  two 8-inch loaves (12 slices each)

or one 9-inch loaf (24 slices)               

• 1 cup cereal

• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium)

• 2/3 cup milk

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 1/4 cups sugar

• 1/2 cup margarine, softened

• 2 eggs

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 3 teaspoons baking powder

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

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Method:

1. Place oven rack in lowest position. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of two 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2-inch loaf pans or one 9x5x3­inch loaf pan.

2. Crush cereal. Stir together cereal, bananas, milk and vanilla; let stand about 5 minutes or until cereal is softened.

3. Stir together sugar and margarine in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended.

4. Beat in banana mixture thoroughly with fork. Stir in remaining ingredients just until moistened. Pour into prepared pans.

5. Bake S-inch loaves 40 to 50 minutes (9-inch loaf 50 to 60 minutes) or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes.

6. Loosen sides of loaves; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely before slicing.

Note: Place cereal in plastic bag or between sheets of waxed paper and crush with rolling pin. Or, crush in blender or food processor.