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Banana-Nut Bread with Bran

Here's how you make Banana-Nut Bread with Bran
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  • Servings: 18
  • Prep: 40m
  • Cook: 1h
    • The following recipe serves 18 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • ⅓ cup shortening or butter or margarine
  • ½ cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • ⅔ cup unprocessed bran
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 11 ounces mashed very ripe bananas (= 1 cup or between 2 and 2½ bananas, best when peel has turned partly black)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ⅜ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ⅔ cup chopped pecans
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Beat egg and egg white well.

  • Step 2: Cream butter and sugar.

  • Step 3: Add beaten egg, then the bran.

  • Step 4: Mix thoroughly, then let stand for 2 or 3 minutes until bran is softened.

  • Step 5: Combine water and mashed bananas.

  • Step 6: Add alternately with the sifted dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder, and soda) to the butter-sugar-egg-bran mixture.

  • Step 7: Mix thoroughly, then add vanilla extract and chopped nuts.

  • Step 8: Spread batter evenly in greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Loaf pan may be lined with waxed paper if desired.

  • Step 9: Bake in pre-heated 350' F. oven 1 hour.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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