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I always buy bananas and don’t eat them before they go bad. This is a great way to use those overripe bananas and turn them into a decadent bread.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened, plus more for preparing the pan
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 very ripe bananas, peeled and mashed with a fork, about 1 cup
• 1/2 cup chopped walnut pieces (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F.

Mix the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. Whisk the eggs and vanilla; set aside. Brush a loaf pan with butter.

In a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add the egg mixture, beating until incorporated. Add the bananas. Add the flour mixture. Note: The mixture will look curdled but is not.

Use a rubber spatula to mix dry ingredients, fold in the nuts, and transfer to the prepared pan. Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and let cool completely.