Mother's Banana Bread
Makes one standard loaf or three small loaves.
- Serves
- 1
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 1 hr
- Total
- 1 hr 15 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
Ingredients
Servings
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 3 bananas, mashed
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
Optional
- 1/2 cup nuts, chopped
- 1 tbsp orange zest
Method
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Preheat the oven to 350°.
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In a large bowl or mixer, mix sugar, shortening, and eggs until well blended.
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Add the mashed bananas.
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Add the dry ingredients. Mix well and add nuts and/or orange zest, if you wish.
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Put into greased loaf pan, bake at 350° for about 1 hour. Check for doneness right in the center (it should not be doughy or sticky at all, but moist). Remove from pans to cool so the bread doesn't get soggy.