Aunt Mamie's Banana Bread

5 bananas, mashed
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter or margarine
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
4 cups flour
1 cup chopped nuts

Blend together and bake at 250 for 1 1/2 hours.

from Helen Macfarlane who got it from Kevin

Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

1 C wheat flour
1 C white flour
1 tsp baking powder
¾ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 stick butter
1 C packed light brown sugar
½ C peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
3 bananas, peeled and mashed
1 C chocolate chips
¼ C buttermilk

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla, buttermilk, peanut butter, and bananas.

Mix together dry ingredients and add to wet.

Mix well and add chocolate chips.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

from Sarah E. Bybee

Good Old Banana Muffins

½ C butter or margarine, softened
1 C sugar
2 eggs
3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
2 C self-rising flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ C chopped pecans
1 tsp maple flavoring

[As a substitute for each cup of self-rising flour, place 1 ½ tsp of baking powder and ½ tsp salt in a measuring cup. Add flour to measure 1 cup].

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and maple.

Combine dry ingredients, add to creamed mixture until just moistened. Stir in pecans. Fill greased muffin cups ¾ full.

Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks. Makes about 1 ½ doz.

from Sarah E. Bybee

Banana-Bran Muffins

2 large eggs
2/3 C packed light brown sugar
1 C mashed ripe bananas (2 medium)
1 C buttermilk
1 C unprocessed wheat bran
¼ C canola oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 C whole-wheat flour
¾ C all-purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
½ C chocolate chips (optional)
1/3 C walnuts (optional)

Whisk eggs and brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in bananas, buttermilk, bran, oil, and vanilla. Add remaining dry ingredients and stir until just moistened. Bake muffins at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until tops are golden brown and spring back when touched. Makes 18.

from Sarah E. Bybee