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Bonanza Banana Bread Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

1 1/2 c Sugar

2/3 c Shortening (or, preferably,

-1/3 Cup shortening + 1/3 -Cup Margarine) 2 Eggs

1 c Mashed bananas (very ripe)

1 ts Baking soda

4 tb Sour milk (or 3 Tbsp. milk +

-1 Tbsp. vinegar) 1 1/2 c Flour

1/2 ts Salt

1 ts Vanilla

Combine and mix first four ingredients. Combine milk and baking soda, let it foam up, and add to the first mixture. Add flour and salt gradually, and mix at medium speed for three minutes. Mix in vanilla. Grease and flour a 9" x 13" cake pan, add the mixture, and bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees (or until a cake tester comes out clean).

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