Banana Banana Bread 12 Moderate 90 Minutes (15 min prep, 75 min baking) 2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup light brown sugar 1 tsp baking soda 2 eggs, beaten 1/4 tsp salt 2 1/3 cups overripe bananas, mashed 1/2 cup butter Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit and lightly grease a 9 x 5" loaf pan. In a large bowl, combine flour (2 cups), baking soda (1 tsp) and salt (1/4 tsp). In a medium bowl, cream together the butter (1/2 cup) and brown sugar (3/4 cup). Stir in the eggs (2, beaten) and bananas (2 1/3 cups) until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake in a preheated oven for 60-65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. For a twist on traditional banana bread, try adding 1/2 cup of roughly chopped pecans and 6 oz of chocolate chips into the flour mixture.