Your Nuts for Bananas, "banana Nut Bread"

Caryn25's Note:

Banana nut bread that just melts in your mouth. And who may we thank, you may ask...The Girl Scouts I know WOW, but really it is fantastic, I learned how to make it when I around the age of 10.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 118.29 ml shortening
• 354.88 ml sugar
• 2 eggs
• 236.59 ml banana, mashed
• 473.18 ml flour
• 2.46 ml baking powder
• 3.69 ml baking soda
• 2.46 ml salt
• 59.14 ml buttermilk
• 4.92 ml vanilla
• 118.29-236.59 ml walnuts, chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. Cream the shortening and sugar together.
3. Add eggs, one at a time and beating well after each addition.
4. Then add the bananas.
5. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
6. Next add the flour mix and buttermilk to the creamed mixture.
7. Then while stirring well add vanilla and nuts.
8. Bake in greased 9 x 5 loaf pan for 1 hours.
9. Cool for 15 minute.

Reviews

[SweetSueAl]

Reviewed for PAC Fall 09. This was a very good banana bread. I was a little concerned about the 300 degree oven temperature, but I followed the recipe exactly. It took about 1 hour and 15 minutes in my oven. I recommend, if making this, you check after 1 hour. Thanks for posting, caryn25.