Description
My mom gave me this banana bread with vanilla pudding recipe, and it's nice and sweet. I usually use three medium- to large-sized bananas. Nuts can be added if desired.
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 (3 ounce) package non-instant vanilla pudding mix
- ⅔ cup white sugar
- ½ cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 ⅓ cups mashed ripe banana
- ⅓ cup chopped walnuts
Directions
- Lightly grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan; set aside.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and vanilla pudding mix in a medium bowl; set aside.
- Beat sugar and shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light, scraping the sides of the bowl often. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in milk.
- Add flour mixture and mashed banana alternately to creamed mixture, beating until smooth after each addition. Fold in nuts. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Place in a cold, non-preheated oven. Set the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 50 minutes. Cover loaf loosely with foil to prevent burning and continue baking until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 20 minutes more. Let loaf rest in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
