Banana Spice Bread

Ingredients
1/3 cup/80 mL vegetable shortening
1/2 cup/125 mL sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp/5 mL Original Double Strength Vanilla Extract
3/4 tsp/4 mL Banana Extract
1-3/4 cups/440 mL all-purpose flour
1 tsp/5 mL Baking Powder
1-1/2 tsp/7.5 mL Cinnamon 170 g
1/2 tsp/2.5 mL baking soda
1/2 tsp/2.5 mL salt
1/4 tsp/1.2 mL Nutmeg
1 cup/250 mL mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup/125 mL chopped walnuts

Cooking Directions
Grease bottom only of a 9 × 5-inch/23 × 13-cm loaf pan; set aside. In large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs and vanilla and banana extracts until well combined. In another bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. Add alternately with bananas to sugar mixture; mix well. Stir in nuts. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350°F/180ºC for 45 to 50 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool in pan on rack 5 minutes. Turn out of pan and cool completely on rack. To store, wrap tightly and refrigerate.
Makes 1 loaf, 12 servings.

Nutrition Facts
Nutritional Information Per Serving:
Calories 210
Protein 4 g
Carbohydrates 28 g
Sodium 160 mg
Fat 10 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Cholesterol 36 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g




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