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Dave's Banana Apple Bread

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Made with applesauce and a ripe banana, this is a moist and sweet bread for the holidays.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour, 05 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Tlbs milk
  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1/3 cup apple sauce
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Stir together flour, baking powder, soda and 3/4 tsp salt. Set aside. In a mixer bowl beat sugar and shortening with electric mixer. Add eggs and milk. Beat till smooth. Add banana and apple sauce along with flour mix alternately. Then add brown sugar and beat well till smooth. Put batter into a lightly greased loaf pan. Sprinkle brown sugar on top of batter. Bake for 60-65 minutes or till tooth pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

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