Banana-Nut Bread

Recipe Ingredients

1 3/4 cups	109g / 3.8oz	All-purpose flour
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking powder
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Baking soda
1 cup	237ml	Mashed ripe bananas
1/2 cup	118ml	Whole milk
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Solid vegetable shortening
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
2 cups	396g / 13oz	Eggs (large)
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Pecans - toasted, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour 9 1/4- by 5- by 2 1/2-inch loaf pan.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in medium bowl. In small bowl, mix mashed bananas, milk and vanilla.

Using electric mixer, beat shortening in large bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat banana mixture and flour mixture alternately into shortening mixture in 2 additions each. Stir in pecans. Transfer to prepared pan.

Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool completely. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Wrap tightly in foil and let stand at room temperature.)

This recipe yields 1 loaf.

Source:
Bon Appetit, November 1998

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