By Gizem Yetim
Staff Writer
As college students, starve ourselves until the next possible time we can eat – and that’s not a good idea. Sometimes we just need a snack between classes or on our way to class. A lot of us buy snacks and fruit to eat later on whenever we get hungry, like bananas for example. Unfortunately, many times when you buy a bunch of bananas, a few inedible, overripe bananas are left over. Instead of throwing them out and wasting money, I’m going to give you a simple banana bread recipe that will help you put those bananas to use. This recipe is cheap, easy, healthy and sweet, making it the perfect breakfast, dessert or party dish!
Ingredients:
-3 Eggs
-3/4 cup Butter
-2 cups Flour
-1 cup Brown Sugar
-1 tsp. Vanilla
-1/2 tsp. Salt
-1 tsp. Baking Soda
-3-4 Bananas (overripe)
Directions:
First, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, dump and mix together all of the dry ingredients. In the next few steps, you will prepare the remaining ingredients before adding them into the dry mixture.
In a small microwave-safe dish, melt the butter in the microwave by heating for 5-15 seconds, in five-second intervals.
Crack the eggs into a separate medium bowl and use a fork to beat the eggs well.
In another medium bowl, use a fork to mash the bananas into a near-liquid consistency.
Finally, add the butter, eggs, vanilla and bananas into the large dry-ingredient bowl. Mix well using a fork and your hands until all dry ingredients are absorbed and the batter reaches an even consistency.
7. Divide and pour the batter into two greased bread loaf pans.
8. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Test to see if it is done using a toothpick: poke and if the toothpick comes out doughy, it needs a few more minutes in the oven. If clean, the bread finished baking.
9. Carefully remove from oven, let cool and enjoy!
You can also put it into a Ziplock bag and bring it to class. Enjoy this sweet delight, I know I always do; it’s delicious!
