Mary Lou's Banana Bread
This fantastic old fashioned banana bread recipe was given to AllSpicer Rory from Mary Lou, an old coworker, and is our favorite banana bread recipe.
Mary Lou's Banana Bread
Makes 1 loaf
15 minutes
50 minutes
American
Breads
Ingredients
- 1 C. Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 C. Shortening
- 2 Eggs
- 3 Bananas, Mashed
- 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract, Mexican
- 1/4 tsp. Sea Salt, Fine
- 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
- 1 3/4 C. All-Purpose Flour
- Chopped Walnuts or Chocolate Chips (Optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Combine sugar, salt, baking powder, and flour in a large mixing bowl.
Place eggs, bananas, shortening, and vanilla in blender and blend until bananas and other ingredients are well combined and fairly smooth.
Add blended mixture to dry mixture and stir well to combine. Stir in walnuts or chocolate chips if you’re adding them.
Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Keep an eye on the bread after about 35-40 minutes of cooking and loosely cover with aluminum foil if the top is getting too brown.