Most awesome banana bread

First I should mention that I'm not really a fan of banana bread.  I don't like bananas.  However, this is Not Your Ordinary Banana Bread!  You know with a blog titled "The Girl Who Ate Everything", she knows what she's talking about.  I wanted to make a little appreciation gift for my son's preschool teachers since his last day of school was last week.  They didn't get the cookies for Teacher Appreciation Week, so I felt like a baked good was in order!  I had some very ripe bananas in the freezer, so I started thinking about banana bread.

The title is perfect - Not Your Ordinary Banana Bread...because this is sooo good!  Moist and delicious.

 Ingredients -

Cream:

¾ c. butter

2 eggs

1 ½ c. brown sugar

about 2 cups mashed banana *this was 5 medium to small bananas for me
1/2 c. crushed pineapple 

1/2 c. applesauce  *I used unsweetened

Add:

1 ½ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

½ tsp. cinnamon 

1/2 t. pumpkin pie spice

2 ½ c. flour

1 cup chopped pecans

Pour into 3 medium bread pans and sprinkle with 1 bag of milk chocolate chips. Bake at 325 for 55 minutes to 1 hour.  I used mini loaf pans, and made 4 plus another "half loaf" in a regular size loaf pan.

The pineapple and applesauce make this a moist bread, with a nice hint of flavor.  It's not too "banana-y" if that makes sense!  I decided to skip the chocolate chips (shocker, I know!) and went with the pecans.  I thought they worked very well in this bread.

I also added some cookies to the teachers' gift...and I will post those soon.  Right now I'm having major computer issues which are driving me bonkers.  I always use Internet Explorer, and it won't let me sign in to Blogger since some tech guys "cleaned up" my computer. Something to do with cookies, and I've done all the troubleshooting it says to do.  So, today I'm using Firefox, which I'm not familiar with, and nothing is working like it's supposed too.  I wish I was a total computer geek.  And while I'm complaining, the computer is still running sllllooooowwww.  That, combined with PMS, is making me want to chunk the laptop through a window.  But that would be extreme.  (Not to mention, my husband would be pissed!)  Anyway, I'm assuming I'll get it all worked out eventually.  Wish me luck.

I'm linking this recipe up with It's a Keeper,  Feeding Four,  Miz Helen's Country Cottage, This Chick Cooks, Little Brick Ranch, and Sweet as Sugar Cookies, Eat at Home