Old-Fashioned Banana Bread Recipe
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This recipe for Old-Fashioned Banana Bread is one of my favorites because I have all the ingredients in my kitchen. The only thing I had to do was to make sure that I didn’t let my family eat all of the bananas since I needed to use them.
What Ingredients Will I Need?
- Flour
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Baking Soda
- Ripened Bananas
- Lemon Juice
- Shortening
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Milk
- Walnuts or Pecans
Helpful Tips for Making Banana Bread
When a recipe calls for sifted flour, you can use a whisk to sift if you don’t have a flour sifter. The purpose of sifting is to get out any clumps, which a whisk can do as well.
It is important that you have bananas that have dark spots, as they mash up easier and have a stronger flavor. You can use a fork or a rotary beater to mash them. To make it even easier, you can put the bananas in a large plastic bag and use a rolling pin to mash them.
What if I don’t have ripened bananas? You can place the bananas, still in peels, on a baking sheet and cook them in the oven at 350 degrees until the peels turn black.
For shortening, I prefer butter-flavored sticks instead of the can of shortening. It is easier to measure and has a better flavor.
Other Recipes You May Enjoy
If you like to make quick bread, you might like my Peanut Butter Bread. Cookies are also a fun treat, and you may enjoy these Easy Cake Mix Cookies. This Strawberry Coffee Cake is delicious, too. If you are looking for a gluten-free recipe, these Gluten Free Banana Muffins are also quite yummy. For a unique twist, you might want to try this Pineapple Banana Bread.
Old-Fashioned Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour sifted
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups mashed, ripened bananas about 4-6
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- ¾ cup shortening
- 1½ cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- ¾ cup milk
- ½ cup pecans or walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together.
- Mash bananas. Add lemon juice and stir.
- Cream shortening and sugar together with electric mixer.
- Add eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add dry ingredients, a little at a time, mixing between each addition. Alternate dry ingredients with milk until both have been completely added.
- Stir in bananas and nuts.
- Pour into 2 greased loaf pans.
- Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool in pans for 10 minutes.
- Remove from pans and cool on wire rack.
Notes
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Oh this looks and sounds delicious! I am such a huge lover of banana bread so this is going straight into the list of my must-try! I need to ask my sister to bake it for me x
Thank you! I hope you get to try it! 🙂
My husband would really enjoy this as he is such a fan of banana bread — this recipe sounds delicious!
Thank you! If he loves banana bread, he will like this recipe. 🙂
Oh yum. I love a good banana bread recipe. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome! 🙂
Really yummy to the point I couldn’t stop eating it lol. Might have to eat it all before someone sees them!!!! lol so good!
What are the nutrition facts?
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Here are the nutrition facts:
Nutritional Information per Slice (Approximate):
Calories: 200
Total Fat: 9g
Saturated Fat: 2g
Cholesterol: 27mg
Sodium: 180mg
Total Carbohydrates: 28g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Sugars: 14g
Protein: 3g
I wonder if you could substitute real butter for the shortening?
Hi Maryeileen,
Yes, you can. It works as a 1-for-1 replacement so you can use 3/4 cup of butter. It might be denser, softer, and more golden in color. I hope you enjoy it!
Best,
Heidi (aka Lulu)