Banana Bread

Banana Bread

4 cups of flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter (2 cubes), softened
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 cups mashed ripe bananas
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. almond extract
Butter 2 loaf pans. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Mash the bananas. Cream sugar and butter together in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating the ingredients after each egg. Periodically scrape the sides of the bowl.
Combine the dry ingredients with the butter mixture.  Add the bananas, sour cream, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix thoroughly. Divide the mixture between the two pans. I always weigh the pans to assure even baking. Bake for one hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.