Banana Bread

For my inaugural post, I'd like to share this banana bread recipe I found on a blog I often read.  I tweaked the recipe, though, in an attempt to make it a bit healthier.

Ingredients
3 very ripe bananas
3 tablespoons melted butter
6 tablespoons milled flax seed
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions
Preheat oven to 325F. Using a potato masher (or something equivalent), mash the bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix melted butter and flax seed into the mashed bananas using a wooden spoon.  Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla.  Sprinkle the baking soda on top of the mixture, then gently mix with wooden spoon.  Add the flour and gently mix.  Pour mixture into a buttered loaf pan, then sprinkle walnuts on top (if you choose to make your bread a little nutty).  Bake for 1 hour, then cool on a wire rack.  Enjoy with a bit of peanut butter on top for an extra yummy treat!