Pan de Banano

This year for International Day (our local version of "Thinking Day"), we are joining with our sister Brownie troop to represent Guatemala. Our Daisy troop is baking a Guatemalan banana bread recipe to serve as a snack.

This banana bread freezes well -- excellent for making ahead of the event!

Pan de Banano (Banana Bread)

• 1/4 pound (1/2 cup) butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 or 3 large, ripe bananas
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
  

Preheat oven to 350 deg. F. Lightly grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.

Cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Mash the bananas and add to the butter and sugar mixture. Add the salt, cinnamon, lemon juice, and egg.

Sift the flour with the baking powder in a medium bowl, and fold it into the liquid mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 1 hour, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Serve with honey as a cake bread, or as a dessert with cream or ice cream.

Adapted from a recipe at Mayan Traditions.