The very best banana bread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x5 inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.

In another bowl cream together butter and brown sugar. Mix in eggs, vanilla, mashed banana and applesauce until well mixed. Stir into the flour mixture.

Pour into greased pan. Bake in preheated oven for 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.