OLD BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS BANANA BREAD RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease 2 - 9x5 inch loaf pans. In a medium bowl, mash bananas and stir in the eggs until well blended. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat shortening and gradually add sugar. Stir in vanilla and banana mixture. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; blend into batter. Add walnuts if desired. Divide between the prepared pans.
• Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the honey and warm water together, add the yeast and stir until dissolved.
• Add 2 1/2 cups of the flour and the salt to the yeast mixture.
• Stir until you get a ball of dough. The dough will be soft.
• ---all of these parts are super handy to do if you have a mixer!
• Put the dough on a floured surface. Knead until smooth and stretchy (about 9 minutes) adding in the remaining flour as needed to keep the dough from becoming too sticky.
• ---if you have a mixer with a dough hook...use it here!
• Place the dough in a bowl sprayed with cooking spray or coated with oil.
• Put the bowl in a warm place and cover with a towel (or use my warm water in bowl method above :)) or plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray.
• Let the dough rise until doubled in size. (about 45 minutes)
• Punch your down and then cover and wait 5 minutes.
• Gently shape the dough into a loaf.
• Place in loaf pan coated with spray, butter, shortening.
• Cover (again with a towel or sprayed plastic wrap) and let rise until doubled again (about 45 minutes)
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)
• Bake at 450 degrees for about 20 minutes.
• if you like...apply a egg or milk wash before baking.