Banana Tea Bread From The New York Times

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening or 1/3 cup softened butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, well-beaten
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 2-3)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 3 cream the shortening or butter, add the sugar gradually and continue working until the batter is light and fluffy.
• 4 add the eggs and beat well.
• 5 add the flour mixture alternately with the bananas, a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth.
• 6 turn into a well-greased bread pan [8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 3 inches] and bake about one hour and ten minutes.
• 7 note: you can add 1/2 cup coarsely broken nut meats to the batter.