First Place Banana Bread

Name: First Place Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: FIRST PLACE BANANA BREAD; 1 3/4 c flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp cream of tartar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/3 c shortening; 2/3 c sugar; 2 eggs; 1 c banana pulp (3-4 ripe bananas)

By Judi Harris-Nulle
@winningrecipes

My mom was a Home Economist and raised us 4 children after my parents were divorced. She had a hand-written cookbook that had this recipe in it. I made it for the Jefferson County Fair on August 28, 2010 and it won First Place.

Rating:

★★★★★ 18 votes5

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Serves:

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

45 Min

Ingredients

FIRST PLACE BANANA BREAD
1 3/4 c

flour
1 tsp

baking soda
1 1/2 tsp

baking powder
1 tsp

cream of tartar
1/2 tsp

salt
1/3 c

shortening
2/3 c

sugar
2

eggs
1 c

banana pulp (3-4 ripe bananas)
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How to Make First Place Banana Bread

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mash ripe bananas with a fork. Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, mixing well. In another bowl sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with banana mixture; mixing well after each addition. Turn into greased loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the top is brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto cooling rack.

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Course/Dish: Sweet Breads

Other Tag: Quick & Easy

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