Banana Nut Bread
Source of Recipe
Margie Carnase
Recipe Introduction
Margie use to work at the Trenton Airport for USAir and she would bake this Banana Nut Bread and bring it in - it was the best!
List of Ingredients
- 2 1/4 Cup Flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup mashed bananas
- 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Mixt and sift all the dry ingredients (except the sugar)
- In a large bowl, work shortening until creamy while gradually adding the sugar.
- Add the unbeaten eggs one at a time.
- Beat well after each egg addition.
- Add nuts and beat well.
- Stir in the vanilla
- Add flour mixture alternately in thirds with banana and milk.
- Pour into greased and floured loaf pans. Bake 75 minutes or until done.
Final Comments
Make sure your bananas are ripe. Green bananas will not work. Bananas that are starting to turn brown are just fine!