Grandma Ruth’s Famous Banana Bread
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Yield: 12 Servings
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This is Josh’s grandma’s banana bread recipe and the first time I had it I was blown away! It is so incredible and I knew I needed the recipe!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3 1⁄2 bananas, mashed
- 1⁄2 cup crisco
- 1 1⁄2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 5 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Prepare 2 - 8×4 loaves with non-stick cooking spray
- In a large bowl combine dry ingredients and mix to combine
- Mix together mashed banana, Crisco, sugars, eggs, milk, and vanilla until thoroughly combined.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pans evenly and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool loaves in the pans for 10 minutes before removing the loaves to cool them on a wire rack.
Notes
Walnuts can be added if you like nuts to your bread.
