Banana Bread

This is just a very simple recipe for banana bread, but it’s fabulous in its traditional flavors, including the warmth of ginger, cinnamon and cloves.

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Keyword: banana, brown bananas, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, overripe bananas, sweet bread

Ingredients

3 eggs
3 3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup shortening
2/3 cup cold water
4 mashed overripe bananas
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons ginger
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cloves

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two loaf pans, and set them aside.
In a mixing bowl, start by beating the eggs, and then beat in the rest of the ingredients until the batter is smooth.
Distribute the batter evenly between the two prepared loaf pans, and bake for 50 minutes to an hour.
Once a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, remove the pans from the oven, and let them cool to a temperature where you can handle them comfortably. Carefully invert the pans to remove the loaves, and let them cool the rest of the way before slicing them. Store the slices in an airtight container.