Tasty Tuesday Blueberry Banana Bread

It always seems like I have a few bananas sitting on the counter that the kids don't want to eat anymore because they have turned too brown. So I often use them to make banana bread. And since we always have a ton of blueberries on hand, I usually end up making blueberry banana bread.


Here's what you will need:

2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Mashing the bananas:

In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Beat in the bananas. Gradually add the dry ingredients, beating just until combined. Fold in blueberries.

The mandatory licking of the beater:

Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 for about 1 1/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. (If using frozen blueberries, you might have to go a little longer.)

Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pan onto a wire rack. Serve warm with a little butter and try not to eat the whole loaf in one afternoon!