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Sorry for not posting lately! The past week, week and a half have been crazy, and I haven't been able to be at the computer that often! So, to make up for my tardiness, I'm going to share with you one of my favorite, simple recipes! This is a recipe from my Mom's old Betty Crocker book that we've tweaked and played with over the years, and I just adore! It's so easy to make, and it's a hit everywhere we take it.

The Best Banana Bread

Ingredients:

1 cup of sugar
1/3 cup of butter, softened
2 eggs
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 2/3 cups of all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans (Optional)

•  Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a bread pan.
•  Cream your sugar and butter until it's completely mixed. Add eggs, one at a time. (Don't overmix)
•  Add in the bananas, the orange juice and the vanilla and mix.
•  Add in the remainder of the ingredients, and mix together. Don't overmix, or your banana bread will end up on the tough side.
• Pour batter into your greased bread pan, and bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes. Oven times may vary, so be sure to check your bread  in intervals! Bread will be done with a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Make sure to let it cool (Which is hard, I know..it smells so good!) before you run a clean knife along the sides to loosen it from the pan, and flip it onto a cooling rack
• After it's cooled, go ahead and slice it, and serve. Mmm! Delicious!

Happy baking, ya'll!