BANANA BREAD IN A JAR

                                                        >Foto>Anton Andreas Cilliers okt 2012

Banana Breadin a Jar Recipe
(adapted from allrecipes.com)
(Makes one dozen 250 ml jars)
Ingredients:
¦2/3 cup shortening/white butter/white margarine
¦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 (I used half a teaspoon because I didn’t want mine too ‘clovey’.)
¦2/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
You will also need:
¦12 x 250 ml canning jars
¦funnel (tregter) If you planning on storing these for a while, you will need to sterilize your jars. (Some reviewers on Allrecipes.com said the jars will keep up to a year in your pantry if sealed properly. If you want to keep the breads, sterilize the jars. I didn’t sterilize my jars because I plan on eating mine within the next week or so.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease insides of a dozen 250ml canning jars. (I wiped mine down with vegetable oil.)
1.In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Mash bananas.
3. Beat in eggs, bananas, and water.
4. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves.
5. Add to banana mixture. Add nuts and stir them in with spoon.
6. Insert canning funnel into mouth of jar and pour mixture into greased jars, filling half full.
7. Place jars directly on rack in oven.
Do NOT put lids on jars for baking. Be careful to keep the rims clean, wiping off any batter that gets on the rims. Bake for 45 minutes.
Don’t worry if a few rise over the top of the jar a bit like this one. You can press it down with the lid.
(Gekry vanaf Pinterest: Allrecipies.com) By: Rista Greyvenstein 29/7/13*Lekker Resepte vir die Jongergeslag*   http://lekkerreseptevirdiejongergeslag.blogspot.com/2013/07/banana-bread-in-jar.html