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My review
Special Banana Bread
Candace
"Over the years I have revised this recipe until I found just the right mix. It is incredibly moist and flavorful. It may take longer to cook so be patient."
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Ingredients
1 h 10 m servings 254Original recipe yields 24 servings (2 large loafs)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 9x5 inch loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray.
- Cream the shortening and sugar until light. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Add to the shortening mixture and mix to combine.
- Thoroughly mash the bananas. Stir bananas into the batter then stir in the walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until a wooden skewer inserted near the center comes out clean. Check with a wooden skewer every 15 minutes after 45 minutes of baking. It can take up to 65 to 70 minutes to cook.
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Most helpful positive review
8/29/2005
This recipe was awesome but I did make some minor changes that were well worth it. Instead of 2 cups of sugar I did as was suggested by another and used 1-1/2 cups of white sugar and 1/2 cup of ...
Most helpful critical review
4/18/2007
What is the conversion of bananas to a cup measurement? I cut the recipe in half and used 3 bananas but it appears that there is too much banana compared with the dry ingredients. I wish recipe ...
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8/29/2005
This recipe was awesome but I did make some minor changes that were well worth it. Instead of 2 cups of sugar I did as was suggested by another and used 1-1/2 cups of white sugar and 1/2 cup of ...
7/7/2006
this is not your typical banana bread at all, and why i love it so very much and is the only banana bread recipe i use. there are a lot of spices but that's part of what i love about it, if you...
10/30/2005
<Insert slobbering Homer sound here> Yum! I followed others recommendations by 1) Using 1/2 white sugar and 1/2 brown sugar and 2) Halving the amounts of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg called for....
6/14/2005
I have tried many Banana Bread recipes in my life, looking for just the right one. And I have found it in this one. I really don't like Bananas, but this one I LOVE!! My whole family LOVED this ...
5/19/2002
I found that the spices over-powered the banana flavor, and it turned out more like a spice cake than banana bread. I would suggest using 1/2 the cinnamon, and omit the nutmeg and cloves if you ...
1/22/2001
This is the best banana bread I've ever made! I had been using another recipe that used sour cream also but it was always so dense. This is the perfect recipe - not too dry, too heavy or too li...
2/22/2011
I am usually a bit disappointed when I attempt to make something for the first time, mainly because it doesn't turn out the way I imagined so I end up making a few adjustments so it that the ne...
4/18/2007
What is the conversion of bananas to a cup measurement? I cut the recipe in half and used 3 bananas but it appears that there is too much banana compared with the dry ingredients. I wish recipe ...
12/14/2002
This was very good, and very moist. Was even better after it had "aged" a couple days. I thing I did do was add 1/2 Teaspoon of banana flavoring. Sometimes the bananas just don't have the deep...