BANANA BREAD - 3# butter - 6# sugar blanched together
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20 eggs - 6 # cake flour
- 4 onc BP - 1 Qt buttermilk
- 6 bananas, pureed - 2 ½ # roasted walnuts
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- 3 ½ cups sifted flour
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt - 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 c. mashed bananas (4-6)
- 2 tbs. lemon juice
- ¾ c. shortening - 1 ½ c. sugar - 3 eggs - ¾ c. milk - ½ c. chopped pecans or walnuts
Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and baking soda. Mash bananas with beater or fork. Add lemon juice and mix. Cream shortening and sugar with mixer at medium speed.
Add eggs and
beat thoroughly until very light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk, fold in bananas and nuts. Beat after each addition. Pour into greased 8 ½ x 4
½ x 2 ½ “ loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until cake
tester comes out clean.
Cool in pans for 10 minutes.
Remove from pans and cool on rack. Wrap in foil and let stand in cool place overnight before slicing. |