Holiday Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/8 cups unsalted butter
• 325 g sugar
• 210 ml banana liqueur
• 115 ml sugar-free gingerbread-flavored syrup (torani)
• 6 eggs, room temperature
• 6 large bananas, mashed
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups whole wheat flour

Recipe

• 1 grease and flour three loaf pans and preheat oven to 350 f (175 c).
• 2 cream together butter and sugar.
• 3 little by little, add in the liqueur and gingerbread syrup. when all the liquid is added, it should resemble mayonnaise.
• 4 add bananas, baking soda, baking powder and salt. blend well.
• 5 taste the mixture at this point; you should be able to taste the banana and gingerbread syrup in equal measure. adjust to taste ad libitum.
• 6 blend in eggs.
• 7 blend in flour.
• 8 add chopped nuts or chocolate chips, if you so choose.
• 9 pour into greased and floured pans.
• 10 bake all three pans at 350 for 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.