My Favorite Banana Bread

1/4 c. sugar
1 t. cinnamon
3/4 c. butter, softened
3 c. sugar
3 eggs
6 very ripe bananas, mashed, (6 mashed bananas = 2 c.)
16 oz. sour cream*
2 t. vanilla
2 t. cinnamon
4 1/2 c. SR flour
1 c. chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spray loaf pans. I used 12 mini loaves & 1 large heart shaped pan. Combine first two ingredients, or use a shaker. I keep the first two ingredients in a shaker top bottle for this occasion. Dust pans lightly with cinnamon sugar mixture. Cream butter & 3 c. sugar. Add eggs, bananas, sour cream*, vanilla, and cinnamon. Mix well. Add flour. Stir in nuts, if using. Divide into pans and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes** or until toothpick comes out clean. Yummy!! (May add chocolate chips if desired)

*I have also substituted yogurt for the sour cream.

**If you use muffin tins instead of loaf pans, it only takes 45 minutes.

***This makes a very moist bread. I would store it in the refrigerator, to keep it from spoiling.

                         Banana Bread with chocolate chips &/or pecans.

This heart shaped bread has chocolate chips on one side and pecans on the other