banana bread

i made this today.

it has been a family favorite

for as long as i can remember.

banana bread {makes 2 loaves}

ingredients:

4 cups flour {i use half whole wheat pastry flour}

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

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2 sticks butter {at room temp}

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

2 cups mashed ripe banana {four big ones}

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2/3 cup milk

2 teaspoons lemon juice

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1 cup chopped pecans

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directions:

preheat oven to 350°

butter 2 standard loaf pans.

sift flour, baking soda, salt.

cream butter, add sugar, then add eggs and banana.

combine milk & lemon juice.

to the butter mixture, fold in one third of flour mixture, then half of milk mixture.  repeat.  it should go: dry-wet-dry-wet-dry.

fold in pecans.

pour into prepared pans and bake for 1.25 - 1.5 hours, or until a knife comes out clean.

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