1 cup very ripe mashed bananas
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/2  cup sugar* (originally recipe called for 3/4 cup sugar)
1 egg
1 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 cup chopped pecans or chocolate chips (optional)

1. Beat bananas until creamy.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl. Add the bananas.
3. Beat in the egg, beating until smooth.
4. Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in another bowl.
5. Add dry ingredients to banana mixture, stirring only to moisten.
6. Stir in pecans, or chocolate chips.
7. For bread: Bake in a greased loaf pan at 350 degrees for about one hour, until a fork or toothpick comes out clean.
   For muffins: Pour into a lined muffin tin and bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.

Suggestion:
* For a sugar-free option, you can replace the sugar with 1/2 cup of honey, or 1 cups of pureed dates.