Description
A banana-nut bread that requires a batch of Amish Friendship Bread Starter. Do not use any type of metal spoon or bowl for mixing.
Ingredients
- ½ cup shortening
- 4 large ripe bananas
- 2 cups Amish Friendship Bread Starter (see footnote for recipe link)
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease 2 – 9×5 inch loaf pans.
- In a large bowl
- mash together the shortening and bananas
- then stir in the starter
- eggs
- milk
- sugar
- and walnuts. Sift together the baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- and flour. Fold into the banana mixture. Divide batter evenly into the prepared pans.
- Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes
- or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf until it loosens evenly from the pan
- about 10 minutes
- before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 30