Banana Bread just out of the oven - Yum!

BANANA NUT BREAD

Basic banana info: All bananas are high in potassium & calories. Very ripe bananas act as a laxitive; green ones have just the opposite effect!

    1. Set oven to preheat at 350 degrees
      • Melt 1/2 stick margarine in a BUNDT PAN in the preheating oven. When margarine has melted, take the pan out of the oven & set aside to cool a little.
    2. In a LARGE MIXING BOWL, sift together
      • 2-1/2 cups self-rising flour
      • 1 cup sugar
      • 1 tsp salt
    3. In a BLENDER or FOOD PROCESSOR, combine the following ingredients & add them to the dry mixture:
      • 3-4 ripe bananas
      • 2-3 eggs
      • 1/2 cup pecans
      • 1 cup buttermilk
    4. Add these ingredients to the combined mixture & stir in just until blended:
      • 1/2 cup broken pecan meats
      • the melted margarine
      • 1 tsp. vanilla
    5. Pour the entire mixture back into the Bundt pan
    6. Place the pan into the preheated oven and bake about 45 minutes, or until the bread browns, pulls away from the sides of the pan, & begins to smell done.
    7. Turn the oven off & leave the bread in the unopened oven for another 15 minutes or so to complete baking.
    8. Remove the bread from the oven & turn it onto a wire rack to cool.
    9. Serve on a plate to show it off, & cover when not serving; but don't leave your banana bread out for more than a few hours before refridgerating it (sealed in a zip-lock baggie).
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