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Best Banana Bread
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Servings: 12
My favorite indulgence ever. Modified a recipe in my grandma's old cookbook.
Ingredients:
in order of appearance
1/2 cup of butter ( i use the 50/50 blend with olive oil)
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
2/3 tablespoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 1/5 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon of soda
2/3 teaspoon sea salt
4 tablespoons of cinnamon
2 tablespoons of nutmeg
2 cups of freshly mashed overly ripe bananas
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350'F
2. cream together shortening and sugar
3. add eggs and beat well
4. add vanilla
5. in a seperate small cup combine milk and first mention of baking soda and fresh lemon juice
6. stir these ingredients together than add to shortening sugar egg mixture
7. in a third bowl combine flour, 2nd mention of baking soda, sea salt, cinnamon and nutmeg
8. add flour into cream mixture a lot at a time
9. alternatively add mashed bananas, blending well after each addition
10. keep chunks of banana
11. pour into wellgreated 7X7-inch loaf pan
12. bake for 45 minutes or until knife comes out of center clear (maybe a little mashed banana may show but if there is sugary cream mixture on the knife as well, then it isn't ready)
13. yummmmm enjoy with green tea!
By RecipeOfHealth.com