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Banana Nut Bread
1
⁄3 cup shortening
1
⁄2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1
3
⁄4 cups all-purpose
flour
1 teaspoon baking
powder
1
⁄2 teaspoon baking
soda
1
⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 medium)
mashed ripe
banana
1
⁄2 cup chopped
walnuts or pecans
Place shortening and sugar in mixer bowl. Attach
bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to Speed 6
and beat about 1 minute. Stop and scrape bowl.
Continuing on Speed 6, beat about 1 minute
longer. Add eggs. Turn to Speed 4 and beat
about 30 seconds. Stop and scrape bowl. Turn to
Speed 6 and beat about 1
1
⁄2 minutes.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and
salt in separate bowl. Add half of flour mixture
and half of mashed banana to mixer bowl. Turn
to Stir Speed and mix about 30 seconds. Add
remaining flour and banana. Continuing on Stir
Speed, mix about 30 seconds. Stop and scrape
bowl. Add walnuts. Continuing on Stir Speed,
mix about 15 seconds.
Pour mixture into greased and floured 9 x 5 x
3" baking pan. Bake at 350°F for 40 to
45 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pan. Remove from
pan and cool completely on wire rack.
Yield: 16 servings (16 slices).
Per serving: About 157 cal, 3 g protein, 21 g
carb, 7 g fat, 27 mg chol, 131 mg sodium.
Crusty Pizza Dough
1 package active dry
yeast
1 cup warm water
(105°F to 115°F)
1
⁄2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons olive oil
2
1
⁄2-3
1
⁄2 cups all-purpose
flour
1 tablespoon
cornmeal
Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed mixer
bowl. Add salt, olive oil, and 2
1
⁄2 cups flour.
Attach bowl and dough hook to mixer. Turn to
Speed 2 and mix about 1 minute.
Continuing on Speed 2, add remaining flour,
1
⁄2 cup at a time, and mix about 2 minutes, or
until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of
bowl. Knead on Speed 2 about 2 minutes longer.
Place dough in greased bowl, turning to grease
top. Cover. Let rise in warm place, free from
draft, about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.
Punch dough down.
Brush 14" pizza pan with oil. Sprinkle with
cornmeal. Press dough across bottom of pan,
forming a collar around edge to hold toppings.
Add toppings, as desired. Bake at 450°F for 15 to
20 minutes.
Yield: 4 servings (
1
⁄4 pizza per serving).
Per serving: About 373 cal, 11 g protein, 74 g
carb, 3 g fat, 0 mg chol, 271 mg sodium.