MidTerm Baking

It's already been a long week and there's still more to do. I had the best of intentions to get a lot of work done this afternoon but that simply didn't happen. Instead, I baked banana bread.
I like banana as much as anyone else but I always find that I have one more banana than I can eat before they start getting too ripe. But these are perfect for baking; I just put them in the freezer until I've collected three or four and then it's time to bake!
A recipe is included below but it's nothing special, just a simple one to throw together some afternoon. I will be enjoying a slice in just a couple minutes when it's cooled. And some tea. And some Phillies game. Not bad.
Also, I get to bake more next week. My graduate students of my department host a conference in the spring so we're having a bake sale to raise some money. I'm thinking chocolate chip cookies, though I may reprise this banana bread or even get some muffin tins and really go crazy. Baking is probably my favorite way to procrastinate. And also cleaning. Both very good.

Banana Bread
Ingredients
3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.