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Banana Bread

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Are you like me, and constantly buy bananas with the best intention of slicing them on cereal or eating them out of hand?  I buy them all the time and love to see them sitting perched on top of the other fruit in the fruit bowl on the counter.  They look lovely at first, all yellow and sunny; then after a few days, they still look appealing with their newly developed freckles; then by the end of the week….Well you can see where I am going with this.  To avoid waste and deal with my excess, very ripe bananas, I recently made banana bread.   I have had this recipe for decades and cannot remember where I got it, but it never fails to please.

Banana Bread

3 1/2 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon soda

Stir together these dry ingredients in a medium bowl.

2 cups mashed bananas, 2 Tablespoons lemon juice

Combine bananas and lemon juice in a small bowl.  Mix well.

3/4 cup shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 3 beaten eggs

Cream together shortening, sugar and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy.

Add dry ingredients into shortening/sugar mixture alternately with 3/4 cup milk, fold in banana mixture and add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.  Pour into two greased 8 x 4 inch bread pans.  Bake at 350 for 1 hour.  Cool in pans 10 minutes, then remove and cool on racks.  Wrap in foil or plastic wrap and let stand in a cool place overnight before slicing.  Freezes well.  Makes 2 loaves.

18 responses to “Banana Bread”

  5. Nicole,
    I haven’t quite figured out how to reply to you guys when you comment on my site so I’ll do it this way. Etsy on your website?? I’m not sure how to do that yet. I haven’t gotten that far. Maybe go to “help” in the weblogs are and type in Etsy. I’ll let you know when I figure it out too.
    Sharon

  6. Nicole,
    I haven’t quite figured out how to reply to you guys when you comment on my site so I’ll do it this way. Etsy on your website?? I’m not sure how to do that yet. I haven’t gotten that far. Maybe go to “help” in the weblogs are and type in Etsy. I’ll let you know when I figure it out too.
    Sharon

  7. Looks and sounds yummy! I don’t buy them too often, because I like them a little on the green side, and they seem to go from that to black in about 3 days!

  8. Looks and sounds yummy! I don’t buy them too often, because I like them a little on the green side, and they seem to go from that to black in about 3 days!

  9. Cant have them Nicole i have an alergy to egg but they look yummy I would love to have a slice and a cup of tea.

  10. Cant have them Nicole i have an alergy to egg but they look yummy I would love to have a slice and a cup of tea.

  11. Oh Yum. Banana bread is one of my very favorites. I’m definitely trying your recipe. I tried several last year and there always seemed to be something wrong with them. So — thanks for sharing!

  12. Oh Yum. Banana bread is one of my very favorites. I’m definitely trying your recipe. I tried several last year and there always seemed to be something wrong with them. So — thanks for sharing!

  13. MMMMM, I make my bananna bread into muffins so I can freeze them and then take them to work with me!

  14. MMMMM, I make my bananna bread into muffins so I can freeze them and then take them to work with me!

  17. It took me YEARS to train my husband not to throw out my brown or black bananas. Now even the kids urge me to make banana bread when they seem to be too brown to eat. Thanks for sharing your recipe – and what darling cannisters!!!

  18. It took me YEARS to train my husband not to throw out my brown or black bananas. Now even the kids urge me to make banana bread when they seem to be too brown to eat. Thanks for sharing your recipe – and what darling cannisters!!!