Banana Nut Loaf

Title: Banana Nut Loaf
Subject: shortening; sugar; eggs; enriched flour; baking powder; salt; baking soda; banana; walnuts
Description: Banana Nut Loaf

The kind Grandma used to bake. Especially good if stored at least a day—

1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
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1 3/4 cups sifted enriched flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon soda
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1 cup mashed ripe banana
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1/2 cup broken California walnuts

Cream together shortening and sugar; add eggs and beat well. Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, beating well after each addition. Stir in walnuts. Pour into a well-greased 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2-inch loaf pan. Bake in moderate oven (350°) about 1 hour or till done. Remove from pan; cool on rack.

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# Banana Nut Loaf

## Ingredients

- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups sifted enriched flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana
- 1/2 cup broken California walnuts

## Instructions

1. Cream together shortening and sugar; add eggs and beat well.
2. Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, beating well after each addition.
3. Stir in walnuts.
4. Pour into a well-greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan.
5. Bake in a moderate oven (350°) about 1 hour or till done.
6. Remove from pan; cool on rack.
Source: RCA0004 - Vintage Handwritten Recipes 3x5 Index Cards Grandma Grannycore Cottagecore (eBay)
Date: 1950s
Rights: Personal/Family
Format: Typed recipe card
Identifier: RCA0004-20260522-0025
Coverage: Florida, US