Banana Gingerbread

Two of my favorite things: gingerbread and bananas. How can you go wrong? The bananas keep the bread so moist. This is the perfect fall treat.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Yields: 1 9x5 loaf

Ingredients

• 2  cups self-rising flour
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
• 1⁄2 cup molasses
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 2  large bananas, mashed

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan.
2. Sift together all the dry ingredients.
3. In a large bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, molasses, and honey until smooth.
4. Mix in the eggs one at a time. Mix in the sour cream and bananas.
5. Stir in the dry ingredients just until blended.
6. Place the batter in the pan and bake for 55-60 minutes, or a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack and cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar or glaze.