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Do you ever just have that smell that triggers a wonderful memory. When I walk into a kitchen and smell banana bread, I think about the memories gathered around my Great Grandma Dee’s table having a slice of banana bread with breakfast slightly warmed, or as a dessert after dinner. I think about all the games, stories, and memories that were made around such a simple recipe. 

When my Great Grandma Dee passed away, her daughter Donna Mae, my grandmother soon took over the tradition, and when my grandmother Donna fell ill, my mother Linda took over the tradition but it wouldn’t be my Mom if she didn’t add a bit of flair and a twist to it.

Three generations later, and each one of them always said the secret ingredient was made with a whole lot of love. 

 Anyone that tries this banana bread recipe, the first words are “wow, that is the best banana bread recipe I have ever had”, and to follow “I have to have this recipe”.

• Prep Time (25 Min)
• Cook Time (40 Min)
• Total Time (1 Hr 5 Min.)
• Serving Size 2 Loafs

Shopping List

• 4 Ripe Medium Size Bananas
• 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract (let it spill over, add extra)
• ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Greek Yogurt
• ½ cup butter (softened)

Heaping Crumb Topping

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup cold butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Grease two 8×4 pans.
3. In a small size bowl begin mashing your bananas, then to the same bowl add brown sugar, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon (Continue Mashing)
4. In a large mixing bowl add your softened butter, sugar, and mix until light and fluffy
5. Add eggs to the large mixing bowl, and beat until thoroughly mixed
6. In the large mixing bowl with the wet ingredients sift in flour, baking soda, and salt (stir until just combined) then stir in your Greek yogurt
7. Now pour in mashed bananas to the large mixing bowl, and mix until it is combined.

Heaping Crumb Topping

1. Combine heaping flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter, and mix until the topping looks like crumbs. (helps to mix with hands)
2. Sprinkle a generous amount of crumbs evenly over each of the batter in the 8×4 pans

Baking

Bake for approximately 45 minutes to an hour depending on your oven (Check tester until it comes out clean with only a few moist crumbs) at 350 degrees.

Let it cool for about 10 minutes, and place on a wire cooling rack.

Time to enjoy, and build your own family memories!

Tag us at #SSM or #SimplySouthernMama when you make your Grandma Dee’s Famous Banana Bread!