baba and banana bread

to me banana bread is a comfort food like macaroni and cheese. summer thunder storms always make me think of mac and cheese (we had a horrible thunderstorm that knocked down our next door neighbor's tree into our yard on a night that my dad made mac and cheese. they next time he made mac and cheese i asked him if it was going to rain, thus a food memory was born)
banana bread always makes me think of my baba.
growing up we'd spend our summer days at baba and dedo's. there was always banana bread. baba would make it in this large 8x13 pan. it was the best. try as i might i just can not replicate baba's banana bread. i don't know if it was the pan or some magic that only grandmothers seem to possess. i am always looking for new banana bread recipes to see if i can find that little difference.
right now i have a banana bread in the oven. i know its not the same as baba's but its a good one. there is something comforting about the smell of banana bread baking

basic banana bread recipe

This Banana Bread recipe makes 1 loaf.

Ingredients
• 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 2/3 cup of sugar
• 1/4 cup of oil
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 3 medium bananas

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease a loaf pan. Add bananas to a mixing bowl and soften to a mush. Add remaining ingredients and mix. Transfer batter to prepared ban and bake 1 hour.

**i like to tweek my recipes just a bit. i use 4 bananas bc more IS better!! i also add cinnamon and raisins...again more is better

this is a picture of me and my baba my last visit home. sadly its a horrible picture of me...