That's Banana (Bread)

Yesterday, due to a surplus of bananas, I made banana bread. Have I mentioned how much I love baked goods? Cause I do.

And because I love you, I am going to share my super-secret family recipe. Except, I really don't think it's secret at all. It's probably actually very common. But delicious.

Delicious Banana Bread Recipe

1/4 Cup Shortening (Margarine or Butter)
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
2/3 Cup Mashed Bananas (I just use 2 bananas, no measuring)
2 Cups Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
3 Tbsp Buttermilk (read on if you don't have buttermilk - I never do)
Up to 1/2 Cup Nuts (I never have any good nuts on hand)

1. Cream Shortening and Sugar
2. Blend in egg, then bananas.
3. Add dry ingredients and milk.
4. Bake in a greased loaf pan at 350* for about 50 minutes.

So what if you don't have buttermilk?

A good substitute for buttermilk can be made with milk (I use skim but I don't think it matters too much) and either lemon or vinegar. To make a cup of buttermilk, use 1 cup milk and 1 Tbsp of lemon or vinegar. Mix well and let sit for a while. To make enough for this recipe, I use 1/4 cup milk and 1 tsp lemon juice.... and then I have just a bit left over.

I'd take a picture of this lovely banana bread so that this post wouldn't be so wordy... but that would be a lot of work.

Happy Thursday!

P.S. If you'd like to join me, I'll be posting some awesome vintage halloween pics of myself.... because I had some awesome costumes. Who wants to join me? Not sure if I'll get to them tomorrow or Saturday, but they are going to be awesome.