Iced Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup ripe banana (2-3 med, mashed)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups self rising flour
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup pecans (chopped) (optional)
• 1/4-1/3 cup mashed ripe banana
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl cream shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 beat in eggs.
• 3 blend in bananas and vanilla.
• 4 add flour alternately with buttermilk -beating well after each addition.
• 5 fold in pecans if using.
• 6 pour into two greased loaf pans.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 8 cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire rack to cool completely.
• 9 for topping: combine banana, powdered sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl. spread over loaves and sprinkle with pecans.
• 10 *note* to sub all purpose flour for self rising flour place 1 1/2 t baking powder and 1/2 t salt in a measuring cup. add all purpose flour to make 1 cup.