Monday's Recipe on Tuesday

Another Monday, another holiday. I was traveling yesterday and did not get to the Monday recipe. This recipe is a good one for a day late, as it requires the use of bananas that are overripe. It comes from Cooking Light.

Classic Banana Bread

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3-4 bananas)
• 1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, level with a knife. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.

Place sugar and butter in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana, yogurt, and vanilla, beat until blended. Add flour mixture, beat at low speed just until moist. Spoon batter into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack, remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.