Banana Bread

Ingredients:

2 Cups flour

3/4 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoons salt

3/4 cup sugar

6 tablespoons butter softened

2 large eggs

2 cups mashed over ripe bananas (about 5 large)

1/2 cups chopped walnuts or chocolate chips (optional)

1/4 cup water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 9" by 5" baking pan. Combine flour, soda, and salt in small bowl. In mixing bowl beat sugar, butter, and eggs just till blended. Increase speed to high and beat 5 minutes until light and creamy. Reduce speed to low and add bananas and water, beat until well mixed. Slowly add flour mixture to wet mixture, mix just until blended. (stir in walnuts now if using) Spoon batter into loaf pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until toothpick inserted to center of bread comes out clean.Cool completely on wire rack.

Note: Don't over stir once dry ingredients are in or you'll get a dry and dense loaf...
You can also add chocolate chips to the batter instead of walnuts