Orange You Glad I Said " Banana" Bread

A little twist on the traditional bread...

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 2  cups sugar
• 1  cup butter, room temp
• 6  medium  very ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
• 4  eggs, well beaten
• 1  tablespoon  orange juice
• 2  teaspoons  freshly grated orange zest
• 2 1⁄2 cups cake flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream sugar and butter until light. Add bananas, eggs, orange juice, and zest. Mix well.
3. Sift together dry ingredients and fold into the banana mixture. Divide between 2 greased 9x5 inches loaf pans.
4. Bake for 45-50 minutes, until firm in the middle.
5. Cool the loaves on wire rack for 1/2 hour before you remove them from the pans. They freeze well.