Banana Bread

One of my favorite meals has always been breakfast. I rarely ever skip this meal, and when I do, trust me...steer clear! Whenever we have large groups of people staying over for a weekend, its inevitable that people wake up at the exact same time for brunch. Muffing and breads are a great way for the early birds to "hold over" prior to the main meal. I had every intention of doing this recipe this past weekend when we had 18 people over! (But I too, didn't wake early enough to have it done...next time!)

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup butter

2 eggs
1Cup white sugar
1 Tsp. vanilla extract
1 Cup ripe mashed bananas
1 Tsp. cinnamon
1 Tsp. baking soda
1/2 Tsp. salt
1/2 Cup Creme Fraiche
1 1/2 Cup sifted flour
1/2 Cup Chopped Walnuts & or 1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips


Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl mix together the butter, eggs, sugar, vanilla in a bowl and mix until creamy. Add mashed bananas, cinnamon and mix well. (Try not to over mash the banana's, they add great texture). Next add the baking soda, salt, creme fraiche and sifted flour until all smooth. Stir in walnuts or chocolate chips if you are using (a combination of the 2 is also great!).

Grease a loaf pan. I like to slightly coat the pan with a sugar and cinnamon mixture so it creates a nice crust to the edges of each slice. Pour into the pan and bake at 350 F for 1 hour or until you insert a tooth pick/skewer and it comes out clean.

I've made several recipes for banana bread, and this version with the creme fraiche (you can also substitute sour cream) is the best. Its moist and simply delicious; or should i say... Zelicious!