courtesy of foodnetwork.com
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
8 tbsp (1 stick) butter, room temp
2 large eggs
3 ripe bananas
1 tbsp milk
1tsp ground cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 325˚. Butter/spray a loaf pan.
Cream sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs on at a time, beating well after each addition.
In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined.
Add baking powder, soda and salt to the mixture and combine. Add flour and mix just until is disappears. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Optional: Add a half bag of semi-sweet chocolate ships just before pouring into the pan.
Gluten-free option: Replace all-purpose flour with gluten-free flour.