Banana Bread In A Jar
- 2 2/3 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 4 eggs
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups mashed ripe bananas
- 2/3 cup chopped nuts, your preference
- Preparation: set up 7 wide-mouth pint-size canning jars, metal rings and lids.
- Don't use any other jars.
- Sterilize jars, lids and rings according to manufacturer's directions.
- Grease inside, but not the rim of jars.
- Preheat oven to 325u0b0F
- In large bowl cream sugar and shortening with electric mixer.
- Add eggs and mix well.
- Add buttermilk and vanilla and mix well.
- Place dry ingredients in a separate large bowl and blend with a whisk.
- Add creamed ingredients to dry ingredients and mix with whisk and spoon.
- Gently stir in mashed bananas and nuts.
- Pour one cup of batter into prepared jars.
- DO NOT use more than one cup of banana bread recipe batter or it will overflow and jar will not seal.
- Place banana bread recipe filled jars evenly spaced on a cookie sheet.
- Place in a pre-heated 325F oven for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. **Yield amount is pint jars.
- Remove banana bread recipe jars from oven one at a time keeping remaining jars in oven.
- Working quickly, wipe rim, place lid and ring on jar and secure.
- Jars will seal quickly.
- Repeat with remaining jars.
- When ready to serve, banana bread will slide out.
- A properly sealed banana bread in a jar recipe will stay fresh for one year.
- GIFTY TIP FOR YOUR BANANA BREAD IN A JAR RECIPE:
- Place a circle of patterned fabric (9" diameter will do it) under the ring of the lid, or over top the lid secured by a rubber band. Put a ribbon and bow of raffia or fabric around the ring of the lid over top the rubber band. A hot glue gun will be handy to add other decor.
sugar, shortening, eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, flour, ginger, baking soda, baking powder, salt, mashed ripe bananas, nuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-bread-in-a-jar-125334 (may not work)