Description
Fannie Farmer’s Classic Banana Bread recipe, adapted with current ingredients such as quinoa flour. This is not your usual banana bread; much added health benefits due to the quinoa and undertone flavors of bourbon and sweet banana.
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 medium bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon bourbon
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 cup quinoa flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Grease one loaf pan or four mini loaf pans.
- Cream shortening, sugar, bananas, eggs and bourbon.
- Add flours, baking soda and salt. Slowly mix in buttermilk but do not overmix.
- Pour batter into greased pans and bake for about 45 minutes, or until bread springs back to the touch*.
Notes
* Instead of inserting a toothpick into quick breads or cakes, get used to touching your baked goods and getting a feel of what under-baked or baked feels like. Lightly touch quick bread while still in oven and if it springs back, it’s done. If it slowly tries to spring back, bake for about 5 more minutes. If it stays down or you feel the liquid batter inside, keep baking.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins