Special Banana Bread

Name: Special Banana Bread
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening; 2 cups white sugar; 6 very ripe bananas, mashed; 4 eggs; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1 cup chopped walnuts

11 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
6 very ripe bananas, mashed
4 eggs
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 9x5 inch loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray.
2

Cream the shortening and sugar until light. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
3

Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Add to the shortening mixture and mix to combine.
4

Thoroughly mash the bananas. Stir bananas into the batter then stir in the walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
5

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.