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     Title: Fresh Hawaiian Ginger Banana Bread
Categories: Breads
  Servings: 2 Loaves

  1 1/2 tb Fresh Hawaiian ginger;
           - grated
      1 tb Lemon juice
    1/2 ts Lemon zest; grated
      3 md Ripe bananas (1 c); mashed
    1/4 c  Milk
    1/2 c  Flaked coconut or
           - nuts; finely chopped
  2 1/4 c  All purpose flour; sifted
      2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Salt
    1/2 c  Shortening
    3/4 c  Sugar
      2 lg Eggs
           Ginger Sugar:
      2 tb Sugar
      2 ts Fresh ginger; finely grated
           Ginger Butter:
    1/2 c  Butter; softened
      1 ts Fresh ginger; finely grated

Peel skin from ginger; finely grate. Combine with lemon juice and
zest, banana, milk, and coconut or nuts. Re-sift flour with baking
powder, baking soda, and salt. Cream shortening and sugar until
blended. Add eggs and beat until fluffy. Add sifted dry ingredients
alternately with ginger/banana mixture, beating to a smooth, thick
batter. Turn into greased loaf pans (two 7-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 2-1/2"). Let
stand while preparing Ginger-Sugar. Sprinkle mixture over top of
batter. Bake on first rack below oven center at 350 F for 45 to
50 minutes or until loaf tests done. Remove from oven and let stand
in pan for 5 minutes. Then turn out onto rack and let cool.

Ginger Sugar:

Toss together 2 tb sugar with 2 ts finely grated fresh ginger.

Ginger Butter:

Beat 1/2 cup softened butter with 1 ts grated fresh ginger.

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