Pennsylvania Grange Banana Nut Bread - Grange # 1751

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups sugar


• 1 cup shortening


• 3 eggs


• 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas


• 3 cups unbleached flour


• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk


• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda


• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder


• 1 teaspoon vanilla


• 1/2 cup pecan pieces or 1/2 cup walnut pieces

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar and shortening.


• 2 add eggs one at a time and then add the mashed bananas and vanilla.


• 3 add dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk and chopped nuts.


• 4 put batter in 2 greased and floured 9x5 inch loaf pans and bake at 350 degrees for 45 - 50 min., or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean when inserted.


• 5 cool for 10 min., then remove from pans.


• 6 slice when cold.


• 7 keeps moist when tightly wrapped.


• 8 freezes well.


• 9 delicious toasted!