kilikini wrote:
> I'm sure this has been covered 100 million times, but I was wondering which
> recipe for banana bread was your absolute favorite? We picked up 5 bunches
> of over-ripe bananas today at the produce market for $.75 total. I'm
> wanting banana bread and I can't find my mom's recipe.
>
> Yes, I did the Google. Do you have ANY idea how many recipes are out there?
> And how different they all are?
>
> I want to hear your favorites. No holds barred. Bring them on, please.
>
> kili

I also like the James Beard recipe that was already posted. This one
is my current favorite. I decided to change things up a bit one
recent time I made it and it was very popular with those who ate it:
I added 1/2 cup chocolate chips instead of nuts.

Banana Tea Bread
Craig Claiborne, The New York Times Cookbook
Makes 1 loaf

1 ¾ cups sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 cup mashed bananas (2-3)

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.

Cream the shortening, add the sugar gradually and continue working
until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and beat well. Add the flour
mixture alternately with the bananas, a small amount at a time,
beating after each addition until smooth.

Turn into a well-greased bread pan (8 1/2 X 4 1/2 X 3 inches) and bake
about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

VARIATIONS:
For raisin, nut or date banana bread, add 1 cup seedless raisins, ½
cup coarsely broken nut meats, or 1 cup finely chopped dates to the
batter.

pat