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                      Banana Nut Bread (Zel Ford)

Recipe By     : Diane's Traveling Newsletter
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    :
 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1 3/4  cups          sifted all purpose flour
  2      teaspoons     baking powder
    1/4  teaspoon      baking soda
    1/2  teaspoon      salt
    1/3  cup           soft shortening
  1      cup           mashed ripe bananas
    2/3  cup           granulated sugar
  2                    eggs -- unbeaten
    1/2  cup           coarsely chopped nuts

Heat oven 358 deg F.  Grease 9 x 5 x 3" loaf pan.  Sift flour, B.P., baking
soda with electric mixer at medium speed thoroughly mix shortening with
sugar.

Then, with eggs, until very light and fluffy about 4 minutes.  Altogether,
then at low speed or blend, beat in flour mixture to which chopped nuts have
been added alternating with bananas until mixture is just smooth then turn
into pan.  Bake 1 hour or until done.  Cool in pan 10 minutes.  Cool
overnight before slicing.

shavkin (Newsletter Editor)

(Zel Ford - a good friend of my mother's)

>From the recipe collection of Suzy Wert & MC formatted by Barb at PK using
MC Buster 2.0f & SNT on  7/2/98

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