Community Pick
Decadent Banana Nut Bread
photo by Sharlene~W
- Ready In:
- 1hr 2mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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2 loaves
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 5 large ripe bananas
- 4 eggs, well beaten
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
directions
- Beat bananas until liquid.
- Beat in eggs; set aside.
- Cream sugar and shortening until fluffy.
- Add dry ingredients and banana mixture *and beaten eggs.
- Stir until smooth.
- Fold in nuts.
- Pour into 2 greased loaf pans.
- Bake at 350°F on lowest rack, for 50 minutes or until done.
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Reviews
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I am a pro Chef and my weakness is definately baking like most Chefs that havnt specialized in Pastry.. So I bake as a past time and to improve my baking skills.. I have been usuing this recipe for about a year now for a "base" recipe.. It is a great recipe. The only things I do different is I add a tsp of vanilla to it, the zest of 1 lemon and usually some chopped up apricots and cranberries and I sub the nuts usually with cinnamon almonds.. I also put about a 1/4 tsp of cinnamon in it to... Great results and everyone has loved it.!! Sometimes I will use half shortening and half butter just for a richer flavor.. Great recipe to follow by itself or if you want to add a few things like dried fruit or chocolate chips, etc. :0)
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This is a very good recipe and very tasty! But I did not make two loaves because I wanted to make was mini-loaves with this recipe. Since the recipe says it makes 2 loaves, it will make 8 mini loaves. What I learned was: 1. Don't let the breads cook for 1 hour, but rather 30-35 minutes. 2. Fill the mini-loaf pans just about half way. They rise really nice. 3. You need a powerful mixer! I was using a 5 speed hand mixer and I thought I was going to burn it out! ha! ha! I didn't have walnuts I did find a 1/2 cup of sliced pecans and those worked well too. Thanks for the wonderful recipe! Bridget
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First off, you can never go wrong with any recipe of MissNezz! This bread is wonderful as written and very adaptable to any changes you would care to make. Toasting the nuts first is a great start, and like Chef Mike7121 a touch of vanilla with the use of 1/2 shortening 1/2 butter makes this almost cake like! WONDERFUL recipe my friend!! Thank you for sharing!!
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MizzNezz
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