Yashu Pericherla/The Hofstra Chronicle

Banana bread has always been the ultimate comfort food. The Hofstra Bread Society baked banana bread last Wednesday; it was a wonderful experience and a huge success! President and founder Natalie Correa conducts meetings through the Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College, but everyone is welcome to join.

Recipe adapted from The Salty Marshmallow.

Ingredients:

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter

3 large ripe bananas

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup granulated sugar

(recommended: 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup dark brown sugar instead)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or coat a loaf pan with non-stick spray, then set aside.

Add the butter to a large bowl and microwave for 1 minute, or until melted.

Mash the bananas into the melted butter with a fork.

Add the vanilla extract and egg to the butter mixture and continue mashing until there are no chunks or visible yolks.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.

Mix the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients with a spatula until fully combined.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out cleanly.

Enjoy!