Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 3 very ripe bananas
• 1/2-3/4 cup sugar
• 2-4 Tbsp. canola, olive or flax oil
• 2 large eggs
• a big splash of vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour (I usually use half all-purpose, half whole wheat, oat or quinoa flour)
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• a handful of chopped walnuts, chocolate chips, raisins, coconut, fresh or frozen blueberries (optional)

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, mash the bananas, sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla with a potato masher - don’t worry about getting all the lumps out. It will look sort of cottage-cheesy.
• Add the flour, baking soda and salt and stir until almost combined; add any additions and stir just until blended.
• Spread into a buttered 8”x4” loaf pan and bake for 50 minutes, until golden and cracked on top and springy to the touch.