MY PREMIUM BANANA BREAD

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MY PREMIUM BANANA BREAD (Desert Quality)

Ingredients
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
4 large eggs
3 very large or 6 medium ripe bananas, not fermented, just ripe some black spots
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Teaspoon or more Banana Liquor
1 tablespoon Milk
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
 ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Directions - Three bowls make it easy.

Preheat the oven to 335 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
A)  WET - Cream the sugars and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
B)  BASIS - In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon, nutmeg and the vanilla extract, banana liqueur.
C)  DRY - In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

DIRECTIONS
Add B to A then add C.  Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears.  Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.

SERVE: Spread slices with honey, drizzle with honey or serve with ice cream.
OPTIONS:  chopped walnuts or chocolate chips in another.  The chips will sink to the bottom of the loaf if the banana mixture, so coat them with flour.