Easy Banana Bread Recipe



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Easy Banana Bread Recipe


Banana Bread Recipe - 1

   Ingredients required
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
two eggs
1 1/3 cup crush bananas
2 cups white flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Banana Bread Recipe - 1

   Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs. Stir in banana and dry ingredients. Bake 1 hour in loaf pan.



Banana Bread Recipe - 2

   Ingredients required
1/3 cup Oleo
3/4 cup sugar
2 bananas sliced
1 egg
2 cups sifted flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts, if desired
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Banana Bread Recipe - 2

   Cream together oleo, sugar and bananas. Add egg and beat until very well blended. Combine dry ingredients and gently stir them into oleo. Mix alternately with liquid ingredients. Turn mixture into loaf pan, rubbed with oleo and bake 1 hour.

Banana Bread Recipe - 3

   Ingredients required
1 3/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon soda
3/4 teaspoon soda
1/3 cup shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed bananas

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Banana Bread Recipe - 3

   Sift flour, measure and resift three times with baking powder, salt and soda. Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition. Add bananas and mix. Add flour in 4 protions and beat until smooth after each. Turn into well greased pan, 4 by 8 by 2 inches. Bake 50 minutes. Cool on rack.

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Orange Nut Bread
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Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup