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from McCall's Cooking School

Banana-Bran Bread

Amount	Ingredient
1 1/2 cups	sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons	baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	baking soda
1/2 teaspoon	salt
1/4 cup	butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup	sugar
1	large egg
1 teaspoon	vanilla extract
4	small fully ripe bananas
1 cup	whole bran cereal
1/2 cup	chopped walnuts

Preparation Tips:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using solid vegetable shortening, thoroughly grease a 9" x 5" x 3" loaf pan; set aside. In a sifter, place flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Sift over a piece of waxed paper; set aside.
2. In large bowl of electic mixer, at high speed, beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla extract until smooth and fluffy. Continue to beat the mixture until ingredients are thoroughly combined. Set aside.
3. Peel bananas; place in a medium-sized bowl and mash with a potato masher or fork (to yield 1 1/2 cups) until all large lumps are broken up. Add to the sugar-and-egg mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until well mixed. Add flour mixture, bran cereal and nuts, beating just until smooth.
4. Turn the banana-bran batter into the prepared loaf pan, spreading with a rubber spatula or the back of a spoon to make smooth. Place pan on center rack in oven and bake for 60 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into center of bread comes out clean.
5. If necessary, bake bread a few minutes longer. When bread is done, place pan on a wire rack and let cool for about 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan; transfer bread to wire rack and let stand until it is completely cool.
6. To store: Wrap bread tightly in aluminum foil and place in plastic bag. refrigerate until ready to serve.
To serve: Using a sharp bread knife, cut the Banana-Bran Bread into slices and serve with butter or margarine. Or, if desired, serve with cream cheese. Makes 1 loaf, 12 servings.

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