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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.
VARIATION
Bread for Gifts
Triple the ingredients to prepare 3 loaves for gift-
giving.
Yield: 48 servings (16 slices per loaf).