Buttermilk Banana-Zucchini Bread

This scrumptious bread is best warm and slathered with butter and eaten with a fork!
If you like strong spices in your banana bread, add at least 3x more than the recipe calls for.
Also, try pan-frying in butter, then sprinkling with powdered sugar for a yummy dessert!

Buttermilk Banana-Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:

2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 c butter flavored shortening
1/2 c sugar
2 lg eggs
3 brown bananas
1 Tbsp vanilla powder
1/2 c buttermilk
1 sm zucchini, peeled and shredded
1 Tbsp ground mulling spices
1 Tbsp cinnamon

Directions:
1. Preheat oven at 350F degrees. Peel bananas. Peel & shred zucchini. Grease 9x5 bread loaf pan.
2. Cream bananas and buttermilk together. Add shortening, sugar, eggs and cream together.
3. Add dry ingredients, vanillas, spices and gently fold in the zucchini.
4. Pour batter into loaf pan
5. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
6. Cool for 10 minutes in loaf pan, then cool completely on wire rack.
7. Slice and serve!

butter is my best friend :D

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