Kona Inn Banana Bread

This comes from my mom's recipe archives - - a recipe lovingly borrowed from a bakery she visited in Hawaii as a child.

Kona Inn Banana Bread
*with high altitude modifications

• 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour or all-purpose flour [*add 2 Tbs flour]
• 2 tsp baking soda [*only use 1 3/4 tsp]
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups granulated sugar [*subtract 2 Tbs sugar]
• 1 cup softened butter
• 6 ripe banans, mashed (approx 3 cups)
• 4 eggs, well beaten before adding

PREHEAT oven to 350F. Lightly grease TWO (2) loaf pans. Sift dry ingredients together.

CREAM together sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add bananas and eggs, beating until well mixed. Blend dry ingredients into banana mixture – Do not overmix!

BAKE 45-60 minutes until center is firm and edges begin to separate from pan. Cool 10 min before removing from pans.