Banana Bread
photo by Suzie
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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1 loaf
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed banana
directions
- Mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Mix the sugar, shortening, and eggs together.
- Stir in the bananas.
- Add the dry ingredients and stir just until smooth.
- Pour into a greased 9X5X3” loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees until firmly set when lightly touched in the center, about 50 to 60 minutes. Bread may crack across top; that’s fine.
- Cool on rack for 10 minutes and then remove from pan to continue cooling.
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Reviews
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I totally agree with the chef! This is as basic a recipe as you're gonna' get. Made for Spring, 2010 PAC. I added a teaspoon of vanilla and am glad I did. I didn't get the full-bodied banana flavor I was hoping for, and perhaps could have used a bit more sugar. However, this recipe, because it is so basic, gives you lots of room to play around in. Basic recipes are essential to helping us learn to be creative. Thanks, Librarybaker, for sharing!
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Librarybaker
Cullman, Alabama
I live in Cullman, AL and work? as a librarian. For fun I cook and bake. I don't have a favorite cookbook, because I am always adding to my collection of cookbooks. The ones that I use most often include The Mitford Cookbook and Louisiana Entertains. I have been slowly baking my way through two great cookbooks -- All Cakes Considered and Cakes From Scratch in Half the Time. I subscribe to way too many cooking magazines!