Comfort Food Sunday

Happy Weekend Ladies. I've missed you!

I'm sorry for being MIA from the blog these last couple of months. Summer and the start of fall have been a complete whirlwind. Now that I finally have my weekends back, and can turn my attention to Wear It For The Ladies, I wanted to kick my blogging into full gear today.

On this breezy fall Sunday, I thought what better day to catch up with all of you ladies and make some comfort food. Before you throw out those over ripe bananas sitting on your counter, let's whip up some banana bread. The riper the banana, the better!

With the candles lit, the trees changing outside, and the warm smell of the bread, I couldn't feel more surrounded by fall. I love this time of year, so let's create the same scene in your home; it's time to get baking.

The ingredients:

• 2-3 very ripe bananas (I used 3 bananas)
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar (you can use less sugar if desired - 3/4 or even 1/2 cup - I used the full thing)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour 

Let's bake: 

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C), and butter a 4x8-inch loaf pan.

Step 2: Peel your bananas and place them in a bowl. Begin to mash the ripe bananas with a fork until smooth (that's why very ripe bananas are recommended). 

Step 3: Stir in melted butter into the mashed bananas. 

Step 4: Mix in the baking soda and salt.

Step 5: Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract.

Step 6: Mix in the flour.

Step 7: Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan.

Step 8: Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes (check at 50 minutes) at 350°F (175°C), or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. I checked mine at the 50 minute mark and it was finally fully baked at 60 minutes.

Step 9: Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack. Remove the banana bread from the pan. (Quick tip >> a bread knife helps to make slices that aren't crumbly.)

Step 10: After it cools, slice off a piece and pair it with a cup of tea it's so delicious!

Enjoy your bread. Check back next week - I'll be writing on a new fashion find. xoxo