Beat This Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 6 medium very ripe bananas
• 4 large eggs, well beaten
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 butter two 9x5" loaf pans.
• 3 cream the sugar and the butter until light and whipped (until creamy).
• 4 add the bananas, eggs, lemon juice, orange rind.
• 5 beat until blended uniformly.
• 6 be patient, and beat until the banana lumps are gone.
• 7 sift the dry ingredients together.
• 8 fold lightly and thoroughly into the banana mixture.
• 9 pour the batter into prepared loaf pans.
• 10 bake for 45 to 55 minutes, until the loaves are firm in the middle and the edges begin to pull away from the pans.
• 11 cool the loaves on racks for 30 minutes before removing from the pans.
• 12 freezes well.