Best Banana Bread

10 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. (or more) butter
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. salt (generous)
  • 3 large or 4 small bananas (ripe)
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1 Tbsp. sour milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 c. chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

  1. 1
    To make sour milk mix about 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar to the 1 tablespoon of milk and let stand until curdles.
  2. 2
    Cream shortening and sugar.
  3. 3
    Add beaten egg and salt.
  4. 4
    Add flour and bananas alternately.
  5. 5
    Dissolve soda in little tepid water and mix with the sour milk.
  6. 6
    Add to batter.
  7. 7
    Add vanilla and nuts.
  8. 8
    Bake in greased loaf pan very slowly at 250° for 1 hour and 25 minutes.
  9. 9
    Brown 10 minutes more if needed.
  10. 10
    Toothpick test and let stand overnight before use, having turned out to cool.

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