This is our favorite time of year to bake fresh banana bread to serve with breakfast or fresh from the oven as a late afternoon snack.

Our special recipe involves adding fresh pure maple syrup for extra moist and delicious Banana Bread.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons fresh, pure maple syrup
• ½ cup butter plus a heaping tablespoon
• 2 ⅓ cups mashed overripe bananas
• 2 large organic brown eggs, beaten

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan with a heaping tablespoon of slightly melted butter.

Use 2 separate mixing bowls and an electric mixer:

Step 1: Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.

Step 2: Beat brown sugar, pure maple syrup and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.

Step 3: Stir in eggs and mashed bananas and mix them together until blended.

Step 4: Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture and blend together.

Step 5: Pour the batter into the 9x5 inch greased loaf pan.

Step 6: Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 55 minutes to an hour. Test with a toothpick.

Step 7: Remove pan from oven and let cool for ten minutes before transferring to a wire rack or plate to continue the cooling process.

Step 8: Serve and enjoy! We like to spread Vermont Creamer European Style with Sea Salt Cultured Butter on the warm bread.

Heidi serving the freshly baked banana bread in her Dark Navy Cashmere Isabelle Wrap and Made in Ireland Fisherman Knit Crewneck.

Tablecloth is the Zara by local favorite Les Indiennes in Hudson. Fall flowers from Adams Fairacre Farms in Kingston.