Best Banana Bread Ever

City_Gurl's Note:

I have made many banana bread recipes over the years....but this is BY FAR the BEST EVER!!! I think it must be the sour cream...it makes it so moist and yummy! I usually triple the recipe so I end up with 6 loaves - my neighbors/friends always want a loaf or two!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 loaves

• ½ cup shortening
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed banana (3 - 4)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups flour
• ½ cup sour cream
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Cream shortening and add sugar gradually, mix in eggs and banana.
2. In a separate bowl sift the dry ingredients together and add them to the creamed mixture.
3. Then add the milk, sour cream and vanilla& mix till combined.
4. Grease 1 bundt pan or 2 bread pans, pour in batter and bake for 1 hour (or until done) at 350°F.

Reviews

[tiggertoo]

most awesome bread! very easy to make. I'll never make any other bread. EVERYONE loved it. I can't keep around

[Rhonda *J*]

This was wonderful! I followed the recipe exactly and I had no problems whatsoever with a soda taste. I found it to be getting quite brown around the 1/2 hour mark so I covered with foil until the hour was up. I really hesitated to take a star away, as this was moist & delicious, but I did because I got only 1, not 2 loaves from this recipe???? I had two loaf pans all ready to go but when I went to divide the batter there was just no way...it filled one pan nicely. This recipe otherwise would have gotten 5 stars from me all the way and I will certainly still be making this again & again...just will double in the future if I want more than one loaf! Thanks:)

[Beeks]

Lovely banana flavor. I took Jan T advice and only used 1/4 tsp of baking soda and it came out fine. The sour cream is what gives this loaf its great taste. Will make this again with nut and chocolate chips.