Whole Wheat Banana Spice Bread

This came from a friend of mine that has now moved away to Hawaii. It was from her great grandmother. I bought a mini loaf pan (has 4 mini-loafs in it) and made mini loafs to give as Christmas gifts!

ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3-4 mashed ripe bananas (throw in more if desired!)
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/4 cup nuts (optional)

directions

Cream butter, add sugar, then beat in eggs. Add bananas, then flour sifted with soda and other spices. Add nuts last, if desired. In a generously greased loaf pan, bake 40-50 minutes in a 350 F oven (or put 1 cup batter into each of the 4 mini-loaf pans and bake for 35 minutes or until done).

notes

John and I like to use fresh wheat flour. I recently bought a commercial blender to grind whole wheat berries into fresh flour! The difference is amazing. Current research claims wheat flour loses its nutrients the longer it sits out, already ground.

Source: My friend Chloe Raum