1/2 cup butter at room temperature
3/4 cup of raw sugar
1 egg, well beaten
1.5 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1.25 cups mashed banana (if whole bananas with skins are thrown in the freezer they become mushy, easy to peel and perfect for this recipe)
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup yogurt
Granulated sugar for sprinkling over finished bread
You will need 3 bowls, 2 medium and 1 large
Cream butter, brown sugar and vanilla together by hand or mixer in a large bowl until uniform
Add egg, mix well
In medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and salt
In second medium bowl, mix together the banana and yougurt
Mix a little of the flour into the butter mixture and stir
Mix a little of the banana mixture into the butter mixture and stir
Continue alternating the mixing in of these last two ingredients until well mixed
Once uniform and moist stop as you do not want to overmix
Pour into well greased loaf pan
Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes. Toothpick will come out clean when done. Crust should be brown and edges pulling away at sides
Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing from pan
Sprinkle with granulated sugar
