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Preparation time:   20 minutes Baking time:   55 to 65 minutes Oven temp:   350 degrees F

For 1 loaf you will need: 3 very ripe large bananas 2 eggs 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 1/2 Tbsp. buttermilk or sour cream 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice 1 cup sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

 

1. Place bananas, eggs, butter, buttermilk or sour cream, lemon juice and sugar into a blender container or work bowl of food processor fitted with the steel blade. Whirl until smooth. 2. Mix together flour, baking powder and baking soda. 3. Pour banana mixture over flour mixture and stir just until flour is moistened. Stir in the nuts. 4. Turn into greased 9 1/2-by-4 1/2 inch bread loaf pan, or into 2 3 1/2-by 7 1/2-inch nut bread pans. 5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 55 to 65 min or until bread tests done when a skewer is inserted in the center. 6. Allow to cool 5 min in pan, then turn out onto wire racks. Tips: Banana Nut Bread freezes well and can be sliced while frozen if you do not plan to use the entire loaf at one time.

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