Banana Bread
Moist, delicious banana bread makes use of those overripe bananas on your kitchen counter!
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1⅓ cups sugar
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2½-3 cups mashed ripe bananas (6-7 medium bananas)
- ⅔ cup shortening
- 4 tbsp French vanilla coffee creamer (or milk)
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (if desired)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Grease two loaf pans.
- In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, the sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add the mashed banana, shortening, and creamer or milk. Beat with an electric mixer on low until combined, and then on high for 2 minutes.
- Add the eggs and the rest of the flour. Beat until blended. Stir in nuts, if desired.
- Divide the batter evenly between the two greased loaf pans and bake at 350° for 55 to 60 minutes. Check with a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean, the bread is done.
- Cool in the pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Then remove from the pans and cool completely on the wire rack before wrapping and storing.