Banana Bread
gloriap wrote:
> Kili wrote:
>>
>> I want to hear your favorites. No holds barred. Bring them on,
>> please.
>
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> James Beard's Banana Bread 1 loaf
>
> 2 c. sifted all purpose flour
> 1 tsp. baking soda
> 1/2 tsp salt
> 1/2 c. butter
> 1 c. granulated sugar
> 2 eggs
> 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (about 2)
> 1/2 c. milk
> 1 tsp. lemon juice or vinegar
> 1/2 c. chopped nuts
>
> Sift first three ingredients together. Cream the butter and
> gradually
> add the sugar. Mix well. Add eggs one at a time, then bananas and
> mix
> thoroughly. Combine milk and lemon juice which will curdle a bit.
>
> Slowly and alternately fold in the flour and milk mixtures, beginning
> and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix well after each addition.
> Stir int he nuts, then pour the batter into a lavishly buttered 9x5
> inch
> pan and bake in a preheated 350deg. oven for one hour or until the
> brad
> springs back when lightly touched in the center.
>
> This is the second recipe for banana bread in his "Beard on Bread"
> cookbook and he comments "This is another banana bread which I find
> lighter and perhaps more flavorful than the previous one, although
> both
> are extremely interesting breads."
>
> gloria p
Thanks, gloria, I appreciate it!
kili
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