Banana Nut Bread – My Mom’s Recipe
Banana Nut Bread that is moist, deliciously sweet and hearty. A 4-H Blue Ribbon recipe!
Equipment
- mixing spoon
Ingredients
- 2 c all-purpose flour
- 1 c granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder double acting
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 stick margarine
- 2 eggs
- 1 c bananas ripened and spotted brown, typically 3 bananas
- 1 c walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F
- In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients together and mix well
- Add margarine. Using a pastry cutter, cut softened stick of margarine into flour mixture until it is mealy
- Add chopped nuts to dry ingredients. Mix well by hand
- In a small bowl, mash bananas with fork. Set aside
- In another small bowl, beat eggs with an electric mixer
- Add bananas to eggs and stir by hand
- Add egg and banana mixture to dry ingredients. Mix well by hand
- Fill sprayed Three Bean Salad Cans ½ full (my mom always used old bean cans that had a lining in them. If you don’t have that, just use small bread loaf pans)
- Bake at 350° F for 40 minutes
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