If you’re looking for a moist, flavorful banana bread recipe, this is an excellent choice. It’s a simple preparation made with 3 very ripe bananas and walnuts. The recipe calls for shortening, but you could replace it with butter or butter-flavored shortening if that’s what you have on hand.
Recipe Variations
- Fold in 1/2 to 1 cup of chocolate chips to the batter.
- Add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg for a spiced banana bread.
- Replace the walnuts with pecans or coconut.
- Top the banana bread with a few tablespoons chopped nuts just before baking.
- Mix in a handful of raisins, dried cranberries, or chopped dried fruit.
Old-Fashioned Banana Bread
This old-fashioned banana bread is made with ripe bananas and walnuts and can be customized with your favorite mix-ins.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
- Category: Quick Bread
Ingredients
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- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 soft, ripe bananas, mashed
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 325 F.
- In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the sugar with the shortening until smooth and fluffy. Add the eggs, flour, soda, bananas, and chopped nuts; blend well.
- Pour banana bread batter into 1 greased and floured loaf pan; bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
