Banana Bread
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 56. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana (2 to 3 medium bananas)
- 1/3 cup shortening, margarine, or butter
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts
Instructions
- In a large mixer bowl combine 1 cup of the flour, the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add mashed banana; shortening, margarine or butter; and milk. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed till blended, then on high speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and remaining flour; beat till blended. Stir in nuts.
- Pour batter into a greased 8x4x2-inch loaf pan. Bake in a 350° oven for 55 to 60 minutes or till a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from the pan; cool thoroughly on a wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image credit: Image attribution: "Banana bread cut into slices.jpg" by Shisma; license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banana_bread_cut_into_slices.jpg. Cropped/resized.
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