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Banana Rum Quick Bread

Here's how you make Banana Rum Quick Bread
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (white or whole wheat flour)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup shortening (Crisco shortening at room temperature, you can use butter or half butter and shortening)
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 bananas, mashed (over-ripe mashed bananas)
  • 4 large eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup rum (dark rum)
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped
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: Preheat oven to 350°F.

  • Step 2: Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

  • Step 3: Combine flour, baking soda and salt; stir to mix well.

  • Step 4: Using an electric mixer, in a bowl beat together shortening, sugar, mashed bananas, and eggs and rum. When well beaten, gradually add the flour mixture while mixture is at lowest speed. Mix only until combined using a spoon.

  • Step 5: Stir in the chopped walnuts. Transfer the batter to pan. Bake for 65-70 minutes or until cake tests done (toothpick inserted in center comes out clean).

  • Step 6: Remove from oven and allow to sit for several minutes. Run a bread knife around edges of loaf pan to free it from sides and remove from pan.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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