Easy Banana Bread

I've been a baking fool today.  I finally found the old recipe that my mom used to make her banana bread with.  She used to use that popular baking mix to make this easy one step throw it all in one bowl and mix banana bread.  So here it is.  It's great plain, with butter or cream cheese spread.  If you use the strawberry cream cheese, it makes it even more delicious.  Enjoy!

Easy Banana Bread

Easy Banana Bread

2 2/3 c. baking mix

2/3 c. sugar

1/4 c. oil
1/4 c. milk

3 eggs

1 1/3 c. ripe bananas

1/2 t. vanilla

1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven 350 degrees and spray loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray on bottom of pan only.  This will help prevent that valley around the edge of your bread. 

Mix all ingredients in a medium size bowl with electric mixer for one minute.  Pour into loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes.  Let set in pan for 10 minutes.  Run knife along sides of pan and flip onto cooling rack.  Cool 20 minutes before slicing.