1. Pre-heat oven 350 degrees
2. Lightly grease a 9×5 loaf pan
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
4. In a separate bowl or standing mixer, cream together butter and sugar.
5. Add in eggs one at a time, blend well.
6. Add mashed bananas until well blended.
7. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture, stir just to moisten.
8. Optional: Add in nuts and/ or chocolate chips
9. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
10. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.
11. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

How to Freeze Bananas (or Any Fruit)

Peel the bananas,  place whole bananas or sliced bananas on a wax paper-lined baking sheet ( I use the half-sized baking sheets that I can slide into my freezer)

freeze for approx. 2 hours until frozen solid, place frozen whole banana or slices into freezer-safe ziplock bags.

label the bags with the date, contents and portion size

Pro Tip: Slicing the bananas make it easier to measure out for your recipes