Banana Bread

Directions

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   1. Heat the oven to 350°. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-by-3-inch loaf pan with
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   butter, then dust with flour.
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   2. In a bowl, si% together the 13/4 cups flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In another
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   bowl mash the bananas with the lemon juice.
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   3. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the 1 stick of butter with the sugar and
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   vani'a. Beat in the e(s, one at a time. Add a third of the dry ingredients and half of
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   the buttermilk; mix. Repeat until a' of the dry ingredients and buttermilk are
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   incorporated, then beat in the banana mixture.
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   4. Pour the mixture into the loaf pan and bake in the middle of the oven for 60 to 70
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    minutes, until the top of the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the
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    center comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto
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    a rack and let it cool completely