Peanut Loaf Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in peanut butter, bananas, flour and baking soda until blended. Fold in walnuts. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°, grease a 9-inch loaf pan.
• Spread 3 tablespoons of the butter over the bottom of the pan; cover with 1/4 cup brown sugar and chopped peanuts.
• Whisk the flour, soda, baking powder, and salt together.
• Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter with the peanut butter.
• Beat the egg until frothy and beat in the 1 cup brown sugar gradually; stir in the peanut butter mixture and the buttermilk.
• Mix this liquid mixture with the dry ingredients but do not beat; pour the batter over the brown sugar topping and bake 1 hour.
• Cool in the pan 10 minutes, then invert on a rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda and set aside.
• Cream together the shortening and peanut butter; then add the sugar gradually while creaming -- continue to cream until light a fluffy.
• Add eggs and beat well.
• Stir in dry ingredients alternately with the mashed bananas; mix well but do not beat or overmix or you will get tough bread.
• Spoon batter into well greased loaf pan 8x4x3.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes or until pick inserted in the center comes out clean.