BANANA-NUT BREAD
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup pecans, toasted & chopped
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 9 1/4 x 5 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. In a small bowl, mix mashed bananas, milk and vanilla. Using an electric mixer, beat shortening in a sizeable bowl until it has a creamy consistency. Gradually beat in sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating with vigor after each addition. Beat banana mixture and flour mixture alternately into shortening mixture in 2 additions each. Stir in pecans. Transfer to prepared pan.
Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes (be patient, you rascal). Cool for 5 minutes (be patient, you rascal). Turn out onto rack and cool completely.
This can be prepared 2 days ahead. Wrap tightly in foil and let stand at room temperature.
Makes 1 loaf.
Recipe courtesy of: Susan C. Samuel, Montgomery AL
=========Tim and Sheila Culey ======
Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. In a small bowl, mix mashed bananas, milk and vanilla. Using an electric mixer, beat shortening in a sizeable bowl until it has a creamy consistency. Gradually beat in sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating with vigor after each addition. Beat banana mixture and flour mixture alternately into shortening mixture in 2 additions each. Stir in pecans. Transfer to prepared pan.
Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes (be patient, you rascal). Cool for 5 minutes (be patient, you rascal). Turn out onto rack and cool completely.
This can be prepared 2 days ahead. Wrap tightly in foil and let stand at room temperature.
Makes 1 loaf.
Recipe courtesy of: Susan C. Samuel, Montgomery AL
=========Tim and Sheila Culey ======
Submitted by Nov 26, 2009
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