Old-Fashioned Banana Bread

Old-Fashioned Banana Bread

from reallifeoflulu.com
75 min

This banana bread is just like Grandma's - moist and full of flavor. Made with nuts and plenty of ripe bananas, it tastes delicious with butter or on its own.

Ingredients

  • 3½ cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups mashed, ripened bananas (about 4-6)
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • ¾ cup shortening
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • ¾ cup milk
  • ½ cup pecans or walnuts (chopped)

Directions

  1. 1

    Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together.

  2. 2

    Mash bananas. Add lemon juice and stir.

  3. 3

    Cream shortening and sugar together with electric mixer.

  4. 4

    Add eggs and beat until light and fluffy.

  5. 5

    Add dry ingredients, a little at a time, mixing between each addition. Alternate dry ingredients with milk until both have been completely added.

  6. 6

    Stir in bananas and nuts.

  7. 7

    Pour into 2 greased loaf pans.

  8. 8

    Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

  9. 9

    Cool in pans for 10 minutes.

  10. 10

    Remove from pans and cool on wire rack.