Dorothy’s Banana Nut Bread
(from cokerlj’s recipe box)
Dorothy likes the 3×6 inch pans…they are the right size to wrap in pretty colored plastic wrap, tied with ribbon and given as gifts.
Source: Vasek Family Cookbook, Dorothy Vasek Lloyd
Categories: Breads, Cakes, Gifts
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 sticks margarine, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 3 large)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 3/4 cups flour unsifted
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Directions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease bread pans. (Makes 1 – 9×5 inch loaf pan OR 4 – 3×6 inch pans OR bundt pan)
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In a mixing bowl, combine the margarine, sugar and eggs and beat until mixture is smooth and fluffy and creamy.
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Add all of the remaining ingredients and stir with a spoon until well blended.
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Put mixture into which ever pan you have chosen.
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Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/4 hours for bread pan or approximately 1 hour for smaller pans.
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Test doneness by inserting toothpick in center.