Snack

Sophy's Banana Nut Bread is for Snack.

Sophy's Banana Nut Bread takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Sophy's Banana Nut Bread takes 60 minutes to cook.

Sophy's Banana Nut Bread makes 18 servings.

The ingredients for Sophy's Banana Nut Bread are:

3 1/2 cups flour, sifted
1 Tbls baking powder
1 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp baking soda
2 cups mashed banana
3 Tbls lemon juice
3/4 cup shortening (I used unsalted butter)
1 1/2 Cup sugar
3 large eggs
3/4 cup milk (I used 2%)

opt: 1/2 cup chopped pecans, walnuts or raisins

Here is how you make Sophy's Banana Nut Bread:

Sift flour and mix together dry ingredients. Set bowl aside.Mash 4-6 bananas (2 cups), add lemon juice and set aside.Cream together sugar & shortening. Then add eggs and beat until light & fluffy. Aprox 4 min.Blend in dry ingredients alternately with milk.Fold in bananas (and nuts if desired) by hand.Pour into 2 loaf pans at 350* for one hour or until pick in center comes out clean.Makes 2 loaves. Serving is based on a loaf pan that is 9" long on the bottom. I cut slices 1" thick.or as mini-muffins, makes 7 dozen (18 servings of 4 each)Additional variations: Instead of nuts, substitute raisins, chocolate chips, or peanut butter chips. May also bake as cupcakes at the same heat for approx 20 min.Number of Servings: 18Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EMS-WIFE.

The nutritional information for Sophy's Banana Nut Bread is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 18
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 262.1

• Total Fat: 9.1 g
• Cholesterol: 57.0 mg
• Sodium: 297.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 42.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
• Protein: 4.2 g