Recipe for "banana-bread"

NAME

     BANANA-BREAD - Banana-nut bread
     This recipe is from my friend Ayalla.  It makes a heavy, but
     moist, loaf of banana bread.

INGREDIENTS (1 loaf)

     3         very ripe bananas
     190 g     sugar
     125 g     shortening (butter)
     2         eggs
     50 ml     yoghurt or sour cream
     200 g     flour
     5 ml      baking soda
     115 g     chopped walnuts
               rum, vanilla, or amaretto (optional)

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Preheat the oven to 175 deg. C.  Cream  the  shor-
               tening and sugar.
          (2)  Mix in the bananas.
          (3)  Mix in the remaining ingredients.
          (4)  Pour into a greased loaf pan.
          (5)  Bake 1 hour 15-20 minutes at 175 deg. C.

NOTES

     If you use more than 3 normal-size bananas, I  suggest  that
     you  lower the oven temperature and cook for a while longer.
     Otherwise, the crust comes out almost overcooked  while  the
     middle remains moist and almost undercooked.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: Preparation:  10  minutes;  baking:
     at  least  95 minutes.  Allow some time for cooling.  Preci-
     sion: Approximate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Aviva Garrett
     Santa Cruz, California, USA
     (Excelan, Inc., San Jose)
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