Blueberry Banana Bread Recipe
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Blueberry Banana Bread

By: Sandy Flick 
"Sandy Flick of Toledo, Ohio combines blueberries and bananas in these tender, golden loaves. Whether you enjoy a slice as a snack or for breakfast, this bread is so flavorful, you won't need butter."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (88)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 15 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Beat in bananas. Gradually add the dry ingredients, beating just until combined. Fold in blueberries.
  2. Pour into three greased 5-3/4-in. x 3-in. x 2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 4, 2008 by lizzie meydenbauer   view full review
I made one large loaf, cooked it at 350 for 35 minutes and then decreased the temp to 325 for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 5, 2009 by bucky10   view full review
This is an awesome recipe. I substituted unsweetened applesauce for the shortening (1/2 cup)...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2010 by NikkysNiche   view full review
Delicious! I used 1/2 cup of unsweetened applesauce instead of shortening, used closer to 2...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2009 by Angela H.   view full review
OK...usually I hate it when people rate a recipe without making the original recipe, but I'm...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2006 by aliciad   view full review
Very good recipe. I made a few changes, however. I used brown sugar, "butter" flavored...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2009 by Autumn   view full review
Very easy and very good! I used butter in place of shortening and I made only 1 large loaf,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 8, 2009 by Angie   view full review
i baked this in a 10c bundt pan. kept everything else pretty much the same. except that i...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2007 by 14ktgld   view full review
This was extremely easy to prepare. I used 4 small loaf pans and also topped with butter,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2008 by WNDERWO   view full review
I turned this into a bread for diabetics with these changes: 1/2 the shortening and ...I subst...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 19, 2008 by Jenwee99 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Made this recipe the other day. I didnt used shortening....I dunno why the idea freaked me out...

 

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