Disney Mickey Banana Bread

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2: Mix melted butter and sugar in large bowl until very well blended (sugar will not melt, the mixture will be the texture of wet sand).

Step 3: Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each, then add bananas and vanilla.

Step 4: Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda and fold into the banana mixture, making sure all flour is moistened but the mixture is not over-mixed (to prevent air bubbles).

Step 5: Fold in walnuts, if desired.

Step 6: The batter will be thick.

Step 7: Grease and flour two bread pans and divide batter equally between them.

Step 8: Bake for 1 hour or until center of loaf is firm with a somewhat crunchy top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Step 9: Allow to cool in pans for 1 minute before removing the bread from a pan and transferring to a wire rack to cool.

Step 10: Serve either warm or cold with butter, bananas, syrup, or even ice cream.

Step 11: Makes 2 loaves.

Step 12: If two loaves seems like a lot to eat, simply freeze one.

Step 13: Banana bread does really well in the freezer and thaws quickly and beautifully.