Banana Bread In A Jar

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 2 2/3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 4 eggs
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 2/3 cup chopped nuts, your preference

Recipe

• 1 preparation: set up 7 wide-mouth pint-size canning jars, metal rings and lids.
• 2 don't use any other jars.
• 3 sterilize jars, lids and rings according to manufacturer's directions.
• 4 grease inside, but not the rim of jars.
• 5 preheat oven to 325°f
• 6 in large bowl cream sugar and shortening with electric mixer.
• 7 add eggs and mix well.
• 8 add buttermilk and vanilla and mix well.
• 9 place dry ingredients in a separate large bowl and blend with a whisk.
• 10 add creamed ingredients to dry ingredients and mix with whisk and spoon.
• 11 gently stir in mashed bananas and nuts.
• 12 pour one cup of batter into prepared jars.
• 13 do not use more than one cup of banana bread recipe batter or it will overflow and jar will not seal.
• 14 place banana bread recipe filled jars evenly spaced on a cookie sheet.
• 15 place in a pre-heated 325f oven for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. **yield amount is pint jars.
• 16 remove banana bread recipe jars from oven one at a time keeping remaining jars in oven.
• 17 working quickly, wipe rim, place lid and ring on jar and secure.
• 18 jars will seal quickly.
• 19 repeat with remaining jars.
• 20 when ready to serve, banana bread will slide out.
• 21 a properly sealed banana bread in a jar recipe will stay fresh for one year.
• 22 gifty tip for your banana bread in a jar recipe:
• 23 place a circle of patterned fabric (9" diameter will do it) under the ring of the lid, or over top the lid secured by a rubber band. put a ribbon and bow of raffia or fabric around the ring of the lid over top the rubber band. a hot glue gun will be handy to add other decor.