Banana Bread

recipe from my Grandma, Julia Koops

1 large banana, mashed

1 cup sugar

1 stick oleo

1 egg, add enough milk to make 1 cup liquid

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

dash of salt

Cream the sugar and oleo 

Add the banana and egg mixture and beat

Add flour, soda, vanilla, and salt 

for a LOAF of bread, bake at 350 for 1 hour

for MUFFINS, bake at 350 for approx. 25 minutes (makes 12)

for MINI MUFFINS, bake at 350 for approx. 15-18 minutes (makes 36)

EGG-FREE muffin: we replace the egg with applesauce, 1/4 - 1/3 cup

Grady loves to help in the kitchen!

If you over mix, you loose the smooth top. Grady may have gotten carried away with the hand mixer!

these freeze really well

Andrew loves banana muffins!