Banana Nut Bread Baked in a Jar

Banana Bread - Bread

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.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 1hr5 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 8 (1 pint) jars

Banana Nut Bread Baked in a Jar

Ingredients

⅔ cup shortening

2 ⅔ cups white sugar

4 eggs

2 cups mashed bananas

⅔ cup water

3 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 ½ teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

⅔ cup chopped pecans

Nutty Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

Bread

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease insides of 8 (1 pint) straight sided wide mouth canning jars.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 4

Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Meanwhile sterilize the lids and rings in boiling water.

Step 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.

Step 6

Jars should be eaten immediately or kept sealed in refrigerator for up to a week.

Nutritional Information

Banana Nut Bread Baked in a Jar

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 237.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.3g 5%

Carbohydrates: 40.3g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 1.3g 5%

solublefiber: 0.3g

insolublefiber: 0.5g

Sugars: 24.7g

monosaccharides: 1.8g

disaccharides: 0.6g

othercarbs: 14.3g

Fat: 8.1g 12%

Saturated Fat: 1.7g 8%

monoFat: 3.8g

polyFat: 2.2g

Cholesterol: 0mg

water: 22.8g

ash: 0.9g

Vitamin A Iu: 14.4IU

Vitamin are: 1.4RE

Vitamin acarotenoid: 1.4RE

Vitamin aretinol: 0RE

Vitamin acarotene: 5.9mcg

Vitamin B1Thiamin: 0.2mg

Vitamin B2riboflavin: 0.1mg

Vitamin B3niacin: 1.2mg

Niacin Equivalents: 1.6mg 8%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 4%

Vitamin B12: 0mcg

Vitamin C: 1.7mg 3%

Vitamin ealphaequivalents: 0.1mg

Vitamin eiu: 0.2IU 1%

Vitamin emg: 0.1mg

Folate: 36.3mcg 9%

Vitamin k: 2.9mcg 4%

pantothenicacid: 0.2mg 2%

Calcium: 13.3mg 1%

copper: 0.1mg 4%

Iron: 1mg 5%

Magnesium: 12.9mg 3%

manganese: 0.3mg 17%

phosphorus: 33.5mg 3%

Potassium: 100.1mg 3%

selenium: 6.3mcg 9%

Sodium: 261.3mg 11%

zinc: 0.3mg 2%

40butyric: 0g

60caprioc: 0g

80caprylic: 0g

100capric: 0g

120lauric: 0g

140myristic: 0g

160palmitic: 1g

180stearic: 0.7g

161palmitol: 0g

181oleic: 3.8g

201eicosen: 0g

221erucic: 0g

182linoleic: 2.1g

183linolenic: 0.1g

184stearidon: 0g

204arachidon: 0g

205epa: 0g

225dpa: 0g

226dha: 0g

omega3fattyacid: 0.1g

omega6fattyacid: 2.1g

alanine: 0.1g

arginine: 0.1g

cystine: 0g

glycine: 0.1g

histidine: 0.1g

isoleucine: 0.1g

leucine: 0.2g

lysine: 0.1g

methionine: 0g

phenylalanine: 0.1g

proline: 0.2g

serine: 0.1g

threonine: 0.1g

tryptophan: 0g

tyrosine: 0.1g

valine: 0.1g

alcohol: 0g

caffeine: 0mg

pyramidFat: 0

exchangeFat: 0

energy: 238.3

asparticacid: 0.1g

glutamicacid: 0.7g

phytosterols: 17.7mg

Thiamin: 0.2mg 11%

riboflavin: 0.1mg 7%

transfattyacid: 0g

boron: 25.2mg

chromium: 0.3mcg

fluoride: 6.3mg

exchangeothercarbs: 0

biotin: 0.7mcg

iodine: 1.5mcg 1%

pyramidfruit: 0

Vitamin diu: 0IU

Vitamin dmcg: 0mcg

pyramidbread: 0

exchangestarch: 0

molybdenum: 0.9mcg 1%

pyramidmeat: 0

exchangeveryleanmeat: 0

theobromine: 0mg

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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