Recipe details Easy · 24 servings
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Classic Banana Bread
A tender, old-fashioned banana bread made with mashed ripe bananas, tangy buttermilk, and crunchy chopped pecans. The loaf bakes up moist and flavorful, with a soft crumb that is especially good served slightly warm.
Ingredients
- • 1/3 cup shortening
- • 1 teaspoon salt
- • 1 cup granulated sugar
- • 2 teaspoons baking powder
- • 2 large eggs
- • 1/3 cup buttermilk
- • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- • 2 cups all-purpose flour
- • 1 teaspoon baking soda
- • 1 cup chopped pecans
Method
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- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Grease a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
| 1 teaspoon salt | whisk dry ingredients | mix batter | bake 350 F 45-50 min | cool | |
| 2 teaspoons baking powder | |||||
| 2 cups all-purpose flour | |||||
| 1 teaspoon baking soda | |||||
| 1/3 cup shortening | cream | add eggs and bananas | |||
| 1 cup granulated sugar | |||||
| 2 large eggs | |||||
| 1 cup mashed ripe bananas | |||||
| 1/3 cup buttermilk | |||||
| 1 cup chopped pecans |
1 whisk dry ingredients 4 ingredients
Whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a medium bowl, then set aside.
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cream 2 ingredients
Beat the shortening and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1 cup granulated sugar
3 add eggs and bananas 2 ingredients
Beat the eggs into the creamed mixture, then blend in the mashed bananas.
From: cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
4 mix batter 2 ingredients
Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the banana mixture just until combined, then stir in the buttermilk and fold in the pecans.
From: whisk dry ingredients, add eggs and bananas
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup chopped pecans
5 bake 350 F 45-50 min
Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and bake at 350 F for 45 to 50 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
From: mix batter
6 cool
Cool the bread in its pan for 10 minutes, then remove it to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
From: bake 350 F 45-50 min
- 1
whisk dry ingredients
Whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a medium bowl, then set aside.
1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2
cream
Beat the shortening and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy.
1/3 cup shortening; 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3
add eggs and bananas
Beat the eggs into the creamed mixture, then blend in the mashed bananas.
2 large eggs; 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 4
mix batter
Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the banana mixture just until combined, then stir in the buttermilk and fold in the pecans.
1/3 cup buttermilk; 1 cup chopped pecans
- 5
bake 350 F 45-50 min
Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and bake at 350 F for 45 to 50 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 6
cool
Cool the bread in its pan for 10 minutes, then remove it to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
Text instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Grease a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
Whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a medium bowl, then set aside.
Beat the shortening and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Beat the eggs into the creamed mixture, then blend in the mashed bananas.
Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the banana mixture just until combined, then stir in the buttermilk and fold in the pecans.
Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and bake at 350 F for 45 to 50 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool the bread in its pan for 10 minutes, then remove it to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
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