This is my favorite banana bread recipe, but it is the only one that does not give a prescribed measurement for the mashed bananas. It just says, "3 large bananas." I usually mash them with a fork on a dinner plate, and they will pretty much fill the plate when mashed. The last time I made it, I only had medium-sized bananas. When I mashed them, they didn't quite fill the plate, so I mashed up another half of a banana and the recipe turned out fine (I've never had this one to fail except when the bananas were way too ripe).
The pound cake is another one that always goes over well. I never bother with the icing – it's good enough without it. Both of these recipes come from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Cooking.
BANANA
BREAD
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 tsp, soda
2 c. flour
1/4 tsp, salt
3 lge. bananas, mashed
1 tsp, vanilla
Combine shortening, sugar and eggs;
blend well.
Dissolve soda in 3 tablespoons hot
water; mix with
sugar mixture. Add 1 cup flour and salt;
beat well.
Add bananas, remaining flour and
vanilla; mix until
smooth. Pour into loaf pan. Bake at 375
degrees for
45 minutes.
[Note: if you use this recipe in min loaves or in muffin pans, shorten the time to about 20 minutes]
BUTTERMILK
POUND CAKE
Ingredients:
3c. sugar
1stick soft butter
1/2 c. shortening
5 eggs
3 c. flour
1c. buttermilk
1/2 tsp, soda
1 tsp, vanilla
1 tsp, lemon flavoring
Directions
Combine sugar, butter and shortening;
beat until
smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time,
beating well
after each addition. Add flour and
buttermilk
alternately, mix well. Dissolve soda in
1 tablespoon
water; stir into batter. Add flavorings;
pour into
greased tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and
15 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes
before removing
from pan; invert onto cake rack to cool
completely.
Buttermilk
Icing
1 tsp, soda
1c. buttermilk
2 c. sugar
Stir soda into buttermilk; combine all ingredients
except vanilla in saucepan. Cook until
icing forms soft
ball; cool. Add vanilla; beat slightly.
Spread over side
and top of cake.
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