Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread

Mmmmmm.....this cinnamon swirl banana bread was really really delicious! I found this recipe here Kim's blog Lovin' From the Oven at http://www.lovintheoven.com/ and Kim said that it was the most amazing banana bread and she always has yummy recipes, so, I knew that I had to try it out and boy am I glad that I did. It was so flavorful and moist and the cinnamon and sugar swirl in the middle looked so pretty and was very tasty. The top was slightly crunchy which I loved since the inside was so soft and moist. It kind of took me back to when I was younger and my dad would make me cinnamon and sugar toast for breakfast basically everyday because it was my favorite! This is a very simple and quick recipe to put together and everyone really loved it. I definitely reccomend giving it a try!

For the bread:

-3 over-ripe bananas, smashed up

-1/3 cup melted butter

-3/4 cup sugar

-1 egg, beaten

-1 teaspoon vanilla

-1 teaspoon baking soda

-dash of salt

-1 1/2 cups flour

For the swirl:

-1/3 cup sugar

-1 tablespoon cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a loaf pan. (I used a 9x5.)

2. Mix bananas, butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla together. Sprinkle baking soda and salt around on top of banana mixture. Gently stir in flour. Be careful not to over-mix.

3. In a small dish, mix together the swirl ingredients.

4. Add 1/2 of the batter to the loaf pan and then sprinkle half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture all over the batter in the pan. Add the rest of the batter, and then sprinkle the rest of the cinnamon-sugar on top.

5. Bake for 50-60 minutes.