My Great-Grandma used to make this for us whenever we would spend the night at her cabin in Paris, Arkansas. I make it now for my kids and it brings back such wonderful memories! It’s absolutely magnificent warm with some sweetened butter.
Prep Time::15 mins
Cook Time:: 1 hr
Total Time:: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings::12
Yield::1 -9×5 inch loaf
Ingredients
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
4 ripe bananas, mashed
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup raisins (Optional)
1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and white sugar. Stir in eggs, applesauce, bananas and vanilla extract. Fold in raisins and nuts if desired. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes, until a knife inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.