Banana Bread
The Junior League of Greensboro, North Carolina
Out of Our League
1/2 cup butter OR margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup ripe bananas, mashed
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 cups flour, sifted
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup pecans OR walnuts, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream shortening and sugar together; beat eggs until light and add. Press bananas through sieve and add lemon juice; blend with creamed mixture. Add vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and mix quickly into banana mixture. Add nuts. Bake in greased loaf pan at 350° about 1-1/4 hours.
Yield: 1 lb Loaf
Notes:
Went with walnuts as that’s what I had on hand
Didn’t bother with pressing bananas through a sieve, and just mashed them with a spoon before adding to batter
Batter was quite thick, and the final texture is light and springy with a definite crusty top
Tented with tin foil for the last ~20 minutes & removed when toothpick inserted came out clean