Banana Nut Bread Baked in a Jar Recipe
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Banana Nut Bread Baked in a Jar

By: Linda Jean  
"This makes a great gift for friends and neighbors. Also great for Christmas Bazaar item. Decorate with pretty label and a circle of Christmas fabric under the jar ring. Using the same basic recipe you can substitute different fruits and vegetables to make other varieties."

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Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
45 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 5 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 (1 pint) jars
 

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup shortening
  • 2 2/3 cups white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups mashed bananas
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2/3 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease insides of 8 (1 pint) straight sided, wide mouth canning jars.
  2. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, bananas, and water. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Add to banana mixture. Stir in nuts.
  3. Pour mixture into greased WIDE MOUTH pint jars, filling 1/2 full of batter. Do NOT put lids on jars for baking. Be careful to keep the rims clean, wiping off any batter that gets on the rims.
  4. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, sterilize the lids and rings in boiling water.
  5. As soon as cake is done, remove from oven one at a time, wipe rims of jars and put on lid and ring. Jars will seal as cakes cool. Place the jars on the counter and listen for them to "ping" as they seal. If you miss the "ping", wait until they are completely cool and press on the top of the lid. If it doesn't move at all, it's sealed.
  6. Jars should be eaten immediately or kept sealed in refrigerator for up to a week.
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Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2003 by ITSLAURAF623 
Using this for teacher gifts. Was planning on using my favorite recipe from the Fanny Farmer... MORE
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Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2003 by SUSANEST 
I've made these 5 times! Very moist but the real key is to NOT bake them on a baking sheet. ... MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2004 by YOUGOTTAEAT 
I just made these with 8 ounce Jelly jars and they turned out perfect filling with 1/2 cup of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by WHITEYBEAR 
Fantastic!! This was my first time making banana bread and it turned out wonderful. My... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2004 by MSJAMILLE 
This bread was very good. I will be taking it to a party in a couple of days, but I had to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 18, 2005 by Anne Conover 
Very, very impressed with this method. Used the recipe "pumpkin bread" from this website and... MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2004 by Adopt-K9 
The only change I made is I only used 1/4 teaspoon of cloves because I am not a big fan of... MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2004 by CYNDI! 
You can make this with 2 cups of any fruit that you like. Just be sure not to exceed 2 cups of... MORE
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Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2005 by JOLARA 
I made this recipe and it was FANTASTIC! I got rave reviews by all who tasted it and was asked... MORE
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Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2003 by JOFOSTER 
This is a great recipe! Everyone I have given one to has asked for it so they can make them... MORE

 
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