Christmas Banana Bread

Exceptionally moist and not too “cakey”, this is lightly spiced with Indian spices – cinnamon, mace and ground ginger. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and candied walnuts. Number of servings is an estimate - makes 1 loaf.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  large eggs, well beaten
• 3  ripe bananas, broken into bits
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground mace
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F Butter and flour one 8 ½ x 4 ½” loaf pan.
2. Cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add the eggs and beat until combined. Beat in the bananas.
4. Combine the flour, spices, salt and baking soda in another bowl, then fold in the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture just until combined; do not over mix.
5. Pour into the pan and bake until a tester stuck in the middle of the banana bread comes out clean, 50-60 minutes.
6. Let cool on a rack before removing from the pan.