Banana Bread

Oh my goodness!  The smell of sweet bread baking will bring any one home!  Banana bread I think is my favorite sweet bread to eat and in the dead of the winter it can make you feel good all over.  
You can always have bananas on hand for banana recipes if you just throw overly ripe bananas that no one is going to eat in the freezer. All you have to do is take them out to thaw an hour or so before 
you need them. 

2 1/2 c. flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 envelope dream whip (it's a powdered whipping cream)

http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/products/d-f/dreamwhip.aspx

1 c. sugar

1 c. brown sugar, packed

1/2 c. olive oil

3 eggs

3 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 c. sour cream

4 ripe bananas

Mix first 5 ingredients together and set aside. 
Flour....

Baking Powder.....

Baking Soda.....

Salt.....

Dream Whip.....http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/products/d-f/dreamwhip.aspx

Stir to blend well and set aside......

 Place the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and blend until creamy.  
White Sugar.....

Brown Sugar....

Oil....

Eggs.....

Blend well......

Add Vanilla....

Sour Cream....

Bananas.....

Blend well again... 

Add flour mixture and beat until well incorporated.  

Divide batter between 2 bread pans that have been sprayed with 
cooking spray.  

Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.  

Remove from oven and let sit in pans for 5 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack. 

Let cool completely,wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready 
to serve.

Call the kids in, large and small, and enjoy a treat together.  I'm pretty sure your bread won't get a chance to cool AND you won't really have to "call" any one in to eat it because 
they'll be there already!

© Nancy Rappleye 2012