Spiced Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 very ripe bananas
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.5 cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8×3-inch loaf pans.
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
3. Mash bananas, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and cloves together in a large bowl with a fork until well combined. Stir in melted butter and vanilla, then fold in flour mixture until a batter forms and no dry lumps remain. Pour into the prepared loaf pans.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
5. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan, and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.