First Place Banana Bread Recipes

AWARD WINNING BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Mix together with a spatula or wooden spoon (all ingredients) banana, baking soda, oil, sugar, eggs, salt and flour in a large mixing bowl.
• Fold in the chopped walnuts if using.
• Pour in a greased 9x5 loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

FIRST PLACE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Mash ripe bananas with a fork. Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, mixing well. In another bowl sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with banana mixture; mixing well after each addition. Turn into greased loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the top is brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto cooling rack.

1ST PLACE BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 2 loaf pans.
• Pour the lemon juice into the milk and stir until the milk is curdled. Set aside.
• Beat together the butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add the eggs, mixing thoroughly.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add this to the butter-sugar mixture alternately with the curdled milk. Stir in the bananas and nuts.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.