Serving Size : 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 8                                  whole bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup                       butter, unsalted, and softened
• 2 cups                         raw sugar
• 4                                  eggs, well beaten
• 1 1/2 cups                  sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon                  salt
• 2 teaspoons                baking soda

Cream butter and sugar well.

Add mashed bananas and eggs. Sift dry ingredients and blend into creamed mixture.

Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes, or until nicely browned.

NOTES : The raw sugar in this recipe gives the loaves a rich brown color, just short of a burnt look

Recipe by : Cecilia Gilbert