BANANA BREAD

​This banana bread recipe is based off a family recipe that was passed down to me.  It's a family favorite, so I have made it many times and it never lasts long.  You might be asking, how could it be a part of this blog? It uses lard!  The lard gives it amazing body and moisture.

   

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Ingredients
1/4 cup lard
1/4 cup butter (4 tbls)
1/3 cup light brown sugar 
2/3 cup white sugar
3 over-ripe bananas
2 eggs 
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chocolate chips 
1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in 1 tbls of boiling water
200 grams or 1.5 cups of all purpose flour 
 
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Instructions
1) Make sure the lard, butter and bananas are at room temperature.  Add all the sugar to the lard, butter and bananas.  Mix/combine thoroughly.  
2) Add eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla extract, chocolate chips and baking soda and mix together.
3) Gently fold in the sifted flour just until combined.  Don't over mix.
4) Place in a greased 8.5" X 4.5" X 2.5" loaf pan.  Bake at 400 degrees for about 55 minutes.