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Banana Bread

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Times

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 50–60 minutes
  • Cool time: 1 hour
  • Total time: 2 hours, 5–15 minutes

Yield

1 (16-slice) loaf

Banana Bread

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup margarine or butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 medium (1 cup) ripe bananas, mashed
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • *½ cup nuts, chopped
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 9”x5” or 8”x4” loaf pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine sugar and butter. Beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Add bananas, milk, and vanilla. Blend well.
  3. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and, if desired, nuts. Mix well. Add to banana mixture. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
  4. Pour into a greased pan. Bake at 350°F for 50–60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  5. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.

Notes

  • Wrap tightly and store in the refrigerator.
Applesauce bread
  • Substitute 1 cup applesauce for mashed bananas and add ¾ tsp cinnamon with flour.

Nutrition Info:

Serving size: 1 slice • Calories: 190 • Calories from fat: 80 • Total fat: 9g 14% • Saturated fat: 2g 10% • Cholesterol: 25mg 8% • Sodium: 220mg 9% • Carbohydrate: 25g 8% • Fiber: 1g 3% • Sugars: 11g • Protein: 3g • Vitamin A: 6% • Iron: 6% • Dietary exchanges: 1 starch, ½ fruit 1½ fat OR 1½ carbohydrate, 1½ fat
“Banana Bread,” Pillsbury Complete Cookbook: Recipes from America’s Most Trusted Kitchens (New York, NY: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2000), 34.

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