pfoley wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I'm sure this has been covered 100 million times, but I was
>> wondering which recipe for banana bread was your absolute favorite?
>> We picked up 5 bunches of over-ripe bananas today at the produce
>> market for $.75 total. I'm wanting banana bread and I can't find my
>> mom's recipe.
>>
>> Yes, I did the Google. Do you have ANY idea how many recipes are
>> out there? And how different they all are?
>>
>> I want to hear your favorites. No holds barred. Bring them on,
>> please.
>>
>> kili
> =================
> I love this recipe for Banana Bread. I have tested many different
> recipes and this has always been my favorite. I think it is the sour
> milk in it that makes it so good.
>
> My Favorite Banana Bread Recipe
>
>
>
> Ingredients
>
> 1 Cup White Sugar
>
> ½ cup Crisco oil or Canola Oil
>
> 2 Eggs
>
> 1 Tablespoon Sour Milk (milk with a little vinegar in will do)
>
> ½ Teaspoon Salt
>
> 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
>
> 3 or 4 Very Ripe Bananas
>
> 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
>
> 2 Cups Flour
>
> ½ Chopped Walnuts (Optional
>
>
>
> Directions
>
> Cream the sugar and shortening well. Add the eggs and beat together.
> Mix the sour milk and baking soda together and add to egg mixture.
> Mix well. Add the salt, mashed bananas and walnuts. Before adding
> the bananas, mash them with a potato masher; not a beater. Add the
> flour and mix only to moisten; do not beat.
>
>
>
> Put batter into a greased loaf pan and let set for 15 minutes before
> you bake. Put in a 375 degree oven and bake for about one hour. It
> will have a crack down through the middle and be nice and brown when
> it is done. Test for doneness by inserting a toothpick in the
> center. If it comes out dry and clean then it is done. If it comes
> out with some batter on it let it bake a little longer. Testing is
> important, as it is hard to tell when it is finished baking.

Thanks for the recipe! I'm going to keep a file called banana bread and log
each and every recipe that comes in. Slowly, I'm going to try them all and
critique them, I swear. This one sounds really moist.

kili