Makes one loaf | Found on page 17 of Peter Rabbit’s Natural Foods Cookbook by Arnold Dobrin
Equipment:
- mixing bowls
- measuring cups and spoons
- mixing spoon
- fork
- spatula
- loaf pan
- knife
Ingredients:
- 2 ripe bananas
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup nuts
Start by making the “wet mixture”. Place two peeled/ripe bananas into a mixing bowl and mash them up with a fork. Then add and mix 3/4 cup of sugar, 3 tablespoons of vegetable shortening, and an egg. Slowly stir in 3/4 cup of milk. Stir well.
In a separate bowl, make the “dry mixture”. Add and mix 3 cups of flour, 4 teaspoons of baking powder, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Mix well.
Combine the “wet” and “dry” mixtures and stir well. Add 3/4 cup of nuts to dough – I prefer to use walnuts, but author says you can also add dates, figs, or raisins.
Grease a loaf pan with vegetable shortening – I foolishly forgot I had gotten rid of my loaf pan and am opting to use my bunt pan instead (wish me luck). Let the mixture sit in the pan for 20 minutes while the oven heats up to 350 Fahrenheit.
After 20 minutes, add the pan to the oven and let it bake for an hour and ten minutes. As I am using a bunt pan, I will be checking it every 20 minutes. My bake time came to 40 minutes.
Once it is done, remove from oven and pan. Enjoy!
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