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                         KONA INN BANANA BREAD

Recipe By     : BAKERS' DOZEN (MARION CUNNINGHAM) SHOW #BD1A02
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    :
 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2 1/2  cups          flour
  1      teaspoon      salt
  2      teaspoons     baking soda
  1      cup           vegetable shortening
  2      cups          sugar
  2      cups          ripe mashed bananas (about 6 bananas)
  4                    eggs -- slightly beaten
  1      cup           coarsely chopped walnuts

Preheat the oven to 350.
Grease and flour 2 8x4x3-inch loaf pans.
Stir together the flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl. In another larger
bowl, mix together the
shortening, sugar, mashed bananas, eggs and walnuts. Add the combined dry
ingredients and
stir only until the batter is thoroughly blended.
Pour into the prepared pans and bake 50-60 minutes, or until a skewer or
straw inserted in the
center of the loaves comes out clean, or with only a few moist crumbs.
Remove from the oven
and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out on a rack and let cool
completely.
Yield: two 8x4x3 inch loaf pans

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