Banana Bread - Better Homes & Gardens Original

Banana Bread - Better Homes & Gardens Original
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 24
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 127.3
  • Total Fat: 4.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 23.7 mg
  • Sodium: 146.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 19.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
  • Protein: 1.9 g

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Introduction

This recipe is slightly tweaked from an older version of the BH&G cookbook (my mom's), not the "new" one (I got mine in 1997). I like this recipe better than the newer one. This recipe is slightly tweaked from an older version of the BH&G cookbook (my mom's), not the "new" one (I got mine in 1997). I like this recipe better than the newer one.
Number of Servings: 24

Ingredients

    1/4 cup Crisco
    1/4 cup butter
    3/4 cup sugar (or can do 1/2 white and 1/4 brown)
    2 eggs
    1 tsp vanilla extract
    2 c sifted flour
    1 tsp baking powder
    1 tsp baking soda
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)
    4 medium bananas, mashed

Directions

Cream crisco, butter, and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl sift together flour, powder, soda, and salt, and add cinnamon. Mash overripe bananas in another bowl. Alternate adding flour and banana to creamed mixture (in about 3 parts each), combining well after each addition. Pour into greased pan and bake at 350 degrees until light golden brown.

makes:
24 cupcakes - bake approx 15 min (check around 13)
4 mini loaf pans - bake approx 30 min (check around 25)
1 regular loaf pan - bake approx 45-50 min (check around 40)

If your bread is browning too quickly, cover in foil for remaining bake time.

Allow to cool completely, then wrap in foil. Freezes well. I like baking in cupcake tins or mini loaf pans because it's easier to get more servings (i.e., less calories) out of the batch than if you use a regular loaf pan.

These always taste better after sitting for quite a few hours; overnight if you can wait that long!

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HLJ3079.