1 c Walnut pieces 3 c Sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c Mashed bananas * 1 ts Baking powder
2 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1 1/4 ts Baking soda
3/4 c Solid Crisco shortening 3/4 ts Salt
3 Eggs 6 tb Buttermilk
* About 3 – 4 large, they can be overrippened and black.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Chop walnuts in blender (remove nuts
from blender and set aside). Cut bananas into pieces; puree in
blender jar. With electric mixer, cream sugar & shortening at medium
speed. Add eggs to creamed mixture and beat until light and fluffy.
Add puree banana mixture to above. Mix together the flour, baking
powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with
buttermilk. Mix thoroughly. Fold in nuts. Pour into greased and
floured tube pan (can be made in loaf bread pan’s also). Bake 60 –
70 minutes or until btread tests done with a cake tester. Cool in
pan on wire rack for 1 hour, remove from pan to serving dish.
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