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Banana Bread Recipes

Grandma's Recipes For Banana Bread Are Easy To Make And Delicious

You will love Grandma's banana bread recipes. There is nothing like the delicious taste of old fashioned banana bread, especially when it is fresh from the oven, sliced and served with rich-tasting creamery butter. It is so good tasting!

Banana breads came into vogue during the early 1930s when enterprising grocers often provided their customers with free banana recipes in an attempt to sell overstocked or overripe bananas. Banana breads are perfect for serving on any occasion. Indulge yourself. Try one of these classic, old-time banana bread recipes today.

Grandma's Quick Banana Bread Recipe

This old-fashioned recipe for banana bread is taken from one of Grandma's handwritten recipe books, circa 1918.

Banana bread makes a nice treat to eat with a cup of tea or coffee. It also makes a most-welcome, homemade gift to give to someone special. This is one of the nicest banana breads you will ever find. Our family has enjoyed it for generations.

Ingredients: 1-3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour, 2-1/4 teaspoons double-action baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup chopped nuts, 1/3 cup shortening, 2/3 cup sugar, 2 slightly beaten eggs, 1 cup mashed bananas (3 to 4 fully ripe bananas -- yellow peel flecked with brown), 1 cup mixed candied fruits and peels, 1/4 cup raisins.

Method: Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add nuts and blend. Beat shortening until creamy -- 300 strokes. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy after each addition. Add eggs and beat until thick. Add flour mixture and bananas alternately, blending thoroughly after each addition. Fold in fruits and raisins. Grease bottom only (not sides) of 4-1/2 x 8-1/2 x 3 inch loaf pan. Turn batter into pan. Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) 60 to 70 minutes.

Banana Bread Recipes

These delicious recipes for banana bread are taken from Mom's old recipe scrapbooks, circa 1929. Mom often made these banana loafs to take on family outings.

Banana Nut Bread Recipe
2-1/2 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 6 tablespoons oil or shortening, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 2 cups mashed bananas (4 bananas), 1-1/2 cups whole bran cereal, 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla, 3/4 cup chopped nuts.

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs, and beat well. Stir in banana, bran cereal, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and nuts. Mix only till combined. Bake 50 to 60 minutes at 300°F in greased and floured 9-cup mold or pan.

Banana Loaf Recipe
Combine and mix the ingredients as shown in above recipe.

1-1/3 cups flour, 2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup walnut meats, 1/3 cup shortening, 2/3 cup white sugar, 2 eggs, 3 cups mashed bananas. Bake about 1 hour in 300°F oven.

You owe it to yourself to try these fruity banana bread recipes. Slices of homemade banana bread are delicious to eat, either buttered or plain. Myself, I love them generously buttered, but don't tell my wife.

Grandma's Easy Banana Cake Recipes make deliciously moist banana cakes that you'll be proud to serve your guests.

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