How to Make Great Banana Bread

This is an easy recipe for one loaf of banana bread. You can double the recipe to make two loaves of bread and freeze one for later.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 bananas, smashed
• 3 Tablespoons cold water

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Mix together shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla

3. Slowly add remaining ingredients

4. Pour into a greased bread pan

5. Bake at 350 for 1 hour

6. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack

7. Slice and enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• This bread freezes very well. Just slice the bread, put it in a freezer bag, and put it in the freezer. Remove the frozen bread from the freezer and allow to thaw at room temperature for at least 4 hours before serving.
• Replace 1 cup of flour with 1 cup of whole wheat flour to make the bread more healthy.

[msgem]

on 11/10/2009 sounds good.