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MOM'S BANANA BREAD

I got this recipe from my Mom.  I'm not sure where she got it - her Mom or her Mother-in-law?  One day I'm going to remember to ask her these things when I call her.

My mother made this frequently when I was a child.  It's the first baking recipe I made on my own when I moved in with Jesse.  My baking skills are not the best, but this is an easy one for me.  I, too, have made it frequently through the years.

Whenever we have bananas in the house, it's inevitable that a couple start to get too ripe before they are eaten, so we toss them in the freezer.  Every six months or so, I have enough to make some banana bread.  Most of the time, I have enough for three loaves.  Today, only had enough for two.  Any ripe bananas will do, they do not need to be frozen.  I find that 3 bananas makes 1 cup of mashed bananas.

Today I made only loaves.  In the past, I have made loaves and muffins.  It's as simple as filling a tray of muffins instead of bread pans.  This recipe has nuts in it, but I haven't made it with nuts in years.  The kids never cared for it with nuts and eventually I realized I preferred it without nuts, too, so I just don't use them.

This recipe, as listed below, is for one loaf.  In the pictures below, I doubled it and made enough for two at once, so keep that in mind.

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)


Sift flour, baking powder, salt & baking soda.  Set aside.



Add sugar slowly to shortening and cream.

Blend in eggs, beating well after each.


Stir in bananas.


Blend in dry ingredients.  Stir in nuts if you are using.


Spoon into 9" x 5" x 3" well greased pan (I sprayed with Pam, but shortening will work also).  I happen to have one glass and one metal pan, but either works just fine.


Bake at 350 degrees for 60-70 minutes.  After 60 minutes, I stick a knife into the middle and see if it comes out clean.  Usually, it takes the full 70 minutes to be done.

I popped them out of the pans very easily so they wouldn't continue to cook.

Cut into slices and spread with butter.  Yummy!

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