3 ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/3 cup corn oil
1 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda OR 1 tbsp. baking powder
1 cup milk (fresh or soured with a bit of lemon juice)
1 tsp. vanilla extract (the real thing is nicest, but fake vanilla does fine)
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 cup walnut bits (if you like nuts)

Healthy Additions (optional):

1 cup bran
1/2 cup milled flax seed
1 cup dried fruit mix or raisins

I put the whole thing in a mixer or food processor and beat it a couple of minutes, no fancy sifting or mashing or any of that, and it works just fine.

Bake in a greased and floured pan (or maybe two cake pans if you've done the additions) at 350°F for about an hour, check it at 50 minutes, usually done at 55 minutes if the oven temperature is right.

If you live with bad ovens, as I did for years, just stick a broom straw or toothpick in the middle of the bread once it's risen and the top cracks a bit, watch for browning. The bread should be firm, no squishy middles allowed, and the broom straw should come out clean.

Only a fool would let it cool, slice it up right away and feed starving family and whatever neighbors couldn't stand smelling it and not having some. Repeat often!

Submitted by: Pennie Mumm