what kind of banana bread are you making? I do not use shortening or oil.
This is my recipie. use 1 stick of butter,1/2 cup of sugar,1 1/2 cups of flour,2 eggs,2 overripe medium size bananas,1/2 teaspoon of baking powder,1 teaspoon of baking soda,a pinch of salt,1 tablespoon of vanilla extract,1/2 teaspoon of cinammon,1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg. 1st of all butter is more healthy than oil or margarine. The bananas give it the sweetness and there is only a half cup of sugar. preheat oven to 350 while mixing all ingredients. while mixing sugar and eggs,melt the butter in the microwave.
cook the banana bread in the oven for 50-60 minutes. Sometimes after 50 minutes if the bread is still coming out a little sticky, when I check it,i turn the oven off and let the bread sit in the oven for 5-10 minutes so, it finishes cooking in the middle but does not burn. I also grease the loaf pan with pam cooking spray. let me know what you think. my friends,family and coworkers love my banana bread.