Banana Bread

Well, as a couple of you know I am off work today. In addition to working on my blog, I am baking some banana bread. I have posted the recipe below, although you can find it in most basic cookbooks. If you don't make banana bread often, there are two things you need to know that you probably won't find in a cookbook. One, the bananas should be very ripe, close to being rotten. Second, baking bread takes a long time - have at least two hours.

Ingredients:
3 bananas, very ripe
2 eggs
2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 350º F
2. Mix the bananas and the eggs in a bowl
3. Stir in the flour, sugar, and baking soda and blend
4. Stir in the walnuts
5. Grease a baking pan, around 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch
6. Pour the batter into the ban and bake for 1 hour
7. Remove from the pan to a rack for cooling

Today, on special request, I am actually making banana chocolate bread, by substituting a similar quantity of chocolate chips for the walnuts. I will let you know how it turns out. I'm sure you are waiting with baited breath...