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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 medium overripe bananas (can be frozen, but thaw them first!)
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt & pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350 degF. Butter and flour two medium-sized loaf pans (or, 1 large loaf pan, or 3 small/mini loaf pans).
- Sift the dry ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
- Mash the bananas in a bowl and set aside.
- Cream the sugar and shortening together until well-mixed and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated.
- Add the buttermilk (use real buttermilk if you can, it gives the best results!) and mix until well-combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet in 3-4 batches, mixing each time until just incorporated.
- Add the mashed bananas and the vanilla, mix until evenly distributed in the batter. If you like, you can add semi-sweet chocolate chips, walnuts, or pecans at this point. Or if you're making multiple loaves, try sprinkling something different into each loaf. I guarantee there's no wrong way to add chocolate to this bread!
- Pour batter into loaf pans until about 1/2 to 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degF. 45-60 minutes for larger pans, 25-30 minutes for smaller pans. Bread will be done when a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
