West Virginia Centennial Cook Book, Supplement · 1964

Banana Bread

Name: Banana Bread
Ingredients: 1 cup sifted flour; ¼ tsp. baking powder; ¼ tsp. salt; 1 cup nonfat dry milk; 1/3 cup shortening; 1 cup sugar; 1 egg, unbeaten; 2 cups mashed bananas; ½ cup nuts (optional)

From Mrs. A. B. Hardman, of Logan, West Virginia.

CourseBreads
Oven350°F
Time35 minutes
Ingredients9
Steps7

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Step 1: Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and dry milk. Set aside.
Step 2: Blend the shortening and sugar. Add the egg and beat hard.
Step 3: Stir in about half the flour mixture, then the bananas.
Step 4: Add the rest of the flour mixture and mix well.
Step 5: Spread the batter evenly in a greased 8-inch square pan.
Step 6: Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.
Step 7: Ice with butter icing.

What we changed or couldn’t read (3)

No recipe for the butter icing is given.
The nuts are listed but the method does not say when to add them; fold them in with the last of the flour.
¼ tsp. baking powder is very little leavening for this batter; it may be a misprint.

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