It all started when I bought a bunch of bananas. And they ripened. Quickly, too quickly. I had four that were seriously overripe and I needed to do something with them. Previously, I would peel, slice and freeze them for smoothies, but I didn't want to have a bunch of bananas in the freezer.
So I dug out my mom's banana bread recipe.
Besides, I wanted to try out my Mother's Day gift--Temp-tations Bakeware.
Here's the recipe:
Banana Nut Bread
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup shortening
2 eggs
3 Tbls. sour milk or buttermilk
1 cup mashed bananas
2 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Thoroughly mix together sugar, shortening and eggs. Stir in milk and bananas. Mix dry ingredients together and stir in. Blend in nuts. Pour into well-greased 9 X 5 X 3 inch loaf pan. Let stand 20 min before baking. Bake 60-65 minutes at 350 degrees until done.
Hints & Suggestions:
- check for doneness by inserting toothpick into center of loaf. Gooey on the toothpick means it needs to cook longer
- spread the raw dough to the edges, indenting the center--if you want it to be more even than the poofy one I turned out.
- my loaf pan was slightly smaller than the recommended size--adjust the cooking time, as needed
- Other fruit can be used: apples, finely diced, or canned pumpkin, but you might want to add spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, etc.
Later, Peeps
Yum!
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