🟦Doing Something New:Making Banana Bread in the Breadmaker

Ingredients:

2 ripe bananas (mashed)

2 eggs

1/3 cup vegetable oil or melted butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)

1/2 cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions:

1. Add wet ingredients first: bananas, eggs, oil.

2. Add dry ingredients on top.

3. Select “Cake” or “Quick Bread” setting.

4. Let it cool before slicing.

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