Peanut Butter & Banana Loaf

Submitted by HokiesMom

"From Metropolitan Cookbook 1964...I love old cookbooks! I love the combination of peanut butter and bananas in this quick bread. (Edited to adjust the baking times to 35-45 minutes and not the original 1 hour. My oven it takes almost a complete 45 minutes where reviewers are baked in 35 minutes. Just check after 35 minutes so it does not get overbaked!)"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 loaf
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄3 cup shortening
• 3⁄4 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3 medium bananas, mashed (about 1 cup equivalent)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda and set aside.
3. Cream together the shortening and peanut butter; then add the sugar gradually while creaming -- continue to cream until light a fluffy.
4. Add eggs and beat well.
5. Stir in dry ingredients alternately with the mashed bananas; mix well but do not beat or overmix or you will get tough bread.
6. Spoon batter into well greased loaf pan 8x4x3.
7. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until pick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Reviews

[Lalaloula]

This bread is soooooooo good! It is moist, full of banana and pb flavour and has such a crunchy crust! Mmmm! We LOVED this and could not stop eating it. Its like a sinful dessert.<br/>I made some changes to make it a little healthier: I used half whole spelt flour, left out the shortening and used all natural pb. Also I felt that the bananas were sweet enough for my taste, so I only used 1/2 tbs of sugar, so that the bread had a nice fruity sweetness.<br/>THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this delish treat with us, Mel!<br/>Made and reviewed for Potluck Tag Game November 2010.

 

[nemokitty]

This was wonderful! I only had 2 large bananas so the peanut butter kinda dominated but that's OK! I also had to cook mine for about 50 minutes. Very, very good! Made for Zaar I Recommend Tag Game 2011.

 

[kittycatmom]

Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches are my DH's all time favorite snack - so I new I couldn't go wrong with the combination. Should have known my peanut butter loving friend HL would have a wonderful recipe like this posted. This bread is moist and absolutely delicious!!! I did add two tablespoons of flax seed meal.... which helped to add to the nutty flavor - and this is wonderful with a little strawberry cream cheese too!!! Thank you GF, I know I'll be making this often when I have bananas to use up!!!

 

[Katzen]

Oh, Hokies, I just love this bread!! First, I made it gluten free for a good friend's wife, who was recovering from surgery, and it was a real hit there! I used 1 cup Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose Baking Mix and 3/4 cup Rice Flour in place of the regular flour, and made sure my baking powder was gluten free as well. She absolutely loved it! Today I had the opportunity to make it for us, and it was so delicious! I did add 1 tsp cinnamon in with the flour mix, a big handful of walnuts, and sprinkled the top with Starrynews' recipe #297272, Spiced Sugar, which added a lovely crunch to the top. What a decadent quick bread this is! Yum, yum, yum! Thanks so much, Hokies, this is for sure a real keeper!

 

[Finneus Fudge]

We loved this recipe. I did make a few changes though. I exchanged half of the flour for whole wheat flour and cut back the sugar. I used 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup of Splenda. I also substituted oil and yogurt for the shortening. My family loved them... Thanks!