Banana Bread Success!

So, this morning I decided that I really needed to use up some bananas that were quickly turning too ripe to eat.  I was torn between making banana waffles in my amazing new waffle maker or making a simple banana bread.  Since I decided to start trying more things with my cooking, I went for the bread, which I have never made before.  It actually turned out amazingly well.  As soon as it was done, I sliced off a steaming hot chunk and slathered a little Earth Balance butter on it.  It was divine!  This recipe has been added to my permanent collection.

Here is my recipe:

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Ingredients:

• 4 medium-sized ripe bananas
• 4 TB melted Earth Balance, 
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour (I used unbleached all-purpose flour)
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 egg replacement (I use Ener-G)
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ground cinnamon to taste (I used approx. 1/4-1/3) tsp.

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Mash bananas in a mixing bowl with a fork or potato masher.
3. Add all other ingredients, mixing well with wooden spoon or spatula.
4. Butter/lightly oil the loaf pan.
5. Pour into loaf pan and bake approximately 55 minutes (or until outside is brown and a toothpick inserted into the bread comes out clean).
6. The end.  Eat it! *
   

*Because I don't know if you've made bread before, here is what I did as soon as I got it out of the oven: I ran a thin silicone spatula around the inside of the loaf pan to make sure the bread wasn't stuck.  Then I flipped the pan on its side and the bread slid right out onto a cutting board.  I let it cool about 20ish minutes and then covered it with saran wrap to keep moist.