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Banana-Scotch Bread

Course Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup softened butter plus ¼ cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ¾ cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 2 large ripe bananas, crushed
  • ½ cup pecans or walnuts chopped (optional)
  • ½ to 3/4 cup butterscotch chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 F.
  • Grease and flour loaf pan & set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar, add the eggs and beat until smooth.
  • Sift flour, soda & salt together and slowly add to creamed mixture.
  • Stir in crushed bananas, nuts & butterscotch chips by hand.
  • Bake for 1 hr. 15 min or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan for 2-3 min then turn out onto cooling rack.
  • Serve with butter, cream cheese or by itself.
Keyword baked goods, banana, bread