Preheat oven to 350 Ingredients: 1 individ serving size container of applesauce = 1/2 C (I keep these on hand - they are so handy for baking) 1/2 C butter 2 tsp vanilla Whip together until creamy looking & then add: 1/2 - 3/4 C white sugar 6 over ripe bananas mashed together (or the ones from your freezer that you threw in there skins & all, quite some time ago - no need to bash those bananas together & dirty another dish either - just thaw out a bit & squeeze out of skins right into mixer bowl) 4 eggs (any recipe will tell you to beat them well before adding, but here's a little secret - I never do, I just pop them in with the sugar & bananas) Whip again till all ingredients come together & are a light colour Add in: 1 C white flour 1 C whole wheat flour 1/2 C spelt flour (Or - sub something healthy like wheat germ, ground flax seed, all bran or the like - I have used all of the above at different times) *but maybe today's combo of flours was the reason my loaves did not sink!!* 2 tsp baking soda pinch of salt 1 tsp allspice 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg Method: Mix on low speed until combined & then at a little higher speed, until well mixed.  (some recipes will say to sift, combine ingredients alternating wet & dry, etc., etc. - but this is real life - I'm making banana bread!  I'm not in a cooking show challenge or splitting the atom :)) Add in: (last but definitely not least!) 1/2 C peanut butter chips 1/2 C butterscotch chips (I know this sounds weird but is delicious & a bit of a wink &  nod to my dear brother, who I miss so terribly much every day - he loved my baking but had a real aversion to chocolate chips, so I often subbed butterscotch & found we preferred the taste)   *and again, if I'm being honest, without the chocolate, I can sneak my dog the odd little nibble too :)* Now, just give it all one last whir in the mixer, divide evenly between two loaf pans,  sprayed with Pam, & pop in the oven for appx 50 mins (give or take)  I find, tho very simple, Banana Bread can have attitude!  You may have to bake another 5 or even 10 mins.  Make sure the top springs back when you touch it or a cake tester/toothpick comes out clean... Cool in pans, on a rack, for a few mins. before trying to remove.  Run a knife around edges & pop out of pans to cool further.  Then, when completely cooled, slice into generous pieces & put into ziploc bags or containers & freeze. Then, everybody can easily take an individual serving & enjoy! Of course, all the end pieces are for sampling & are calorie free :) *I have a stand mixer & that is what I have based this method on - I think a hand held mixer would serve you equally as well.  Or beaten by hand would not be out of the question, but not for the faint of heart!*