Lisa’s Banana Bread

This is the recipe I swear by.    Applesauce is essential.

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 large ripe bananas (when they start turning brown, use them in this recipe)
• 1/3 cup shortening, margarine or butter
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup natural (sugar free) applesauce

Turn the oven on 350 degrees F.     In a large bowl, mash the bananas with an electric mixer.   Toss in the shortening, milk and eggs, and mix very well.

Stop the mixer.    Pour the dry ingredients into the bowl.   I pour them ontop of each other, then blend them lightly (not into the wet ingredients, but ontop of..) with a fork  (this saves dirtying another bowl just to mix the dry ingredients).

Turn the mixer back on, then mix this all together for a minute or two.

Toss in the applesauce and mix it just for a second or two.

Turn the batter into a greased bread pan.      I like to toss a few things ontop, like white sugar or cinnamon sugar or walnuts, then toss it into the oven for an hour.