Banana Bread In Mason Jars Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease insides of 8 (1 pint) straight sided, wide mouth canning jars.
• 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.
• 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.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, sterilize the lids and rings in boiling water.
• 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.
• Jars should be eaten immediately or kept sealed in refrigerator for up to a week.

Steps:

• 1. If you are planning on storing these for a while, you will need to sterilize your jars. The jars will keep up to a year in your pantry if sealed properly. 2.Preheat oven to 325*. Grease insides of a dozen 1 pint canning jars. (I wiped mine down with vegetable oil.) 3.In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Mash bananas in seperate bowl.. 4.Beat in eggs, bananas, and water.Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. 5.Add to banana mixture. Add nuts and stir them in with spoon. Insert canning funnel into mouth of jar and pour mixture into greased jars, filling half full. 6.Place jars directly on rack in oven. 7.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. You can press it down with the lid. While jars are still warm, add lids. Screw on tightly. If you sterilized your jars listen for the ping once you have added the lids; this means that the jar is sealed. 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. When you want to eat they slid right out of the jar so easy

Steps:

• Creating the Gift in a Jar:
• Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar.
• Layer the ingredients in the jar as listed above starting with the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar, and then walnuts - make sure to press firmly with a flat bottomed object after each addition; make the layers as level as possible.
• Secure the lid and decorate as desired; attach the instructions for making these cookies found below.
• BANANA NUT BREAD GIFT TAG:
• Additional ingredients to be added by the recipient: 3 ripe bananas, 1/2 cup solid shortening (Crisco), 1/3 cup buttermilk and 2 eggs.
• BANANA NUT BREAD INSTRUCTIONS:
• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large bowl, blend the bananas, shortening, buttermilk and eggs.
• Add the contents of the jar and stir just until combined; do not overstir.
• Pour the batter into a greased 9-inch loaf pan.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then remove the bread and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Steps:

• Preparation: set up 7 wide-mouth pint-size canning jars, metal rings and lids.
• Don't use any other jars.
• Sterilize jars, lids and rings according to manufacturer's directions.
• Grease inside, but not the rim of jars.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• In large bowl cream sugar and shortening with electric mixer.
• Add eggs and mix well.
• Add buttermilk and vanilla and mix well.
• Place dry ingredients in a separate large bowl and blend with a whisk.
• Add creamed ingredients to dry ingredients and mix with whisk and spoon.
• Gently stir in mashed bananas and nuts.
• Pour one cup of batter into prepared jars.
• DO NOT use more than one cup of banana bread recipe batter or it will overflow and jar will not seal.
• Place banana bread recipe filled jars evenly spaced on a cookie sheet.
• Place in a pre-heated 325F oven for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. **Yield amount is pint jars.
• Remove banana bread recipe jars from oven one at a time keeping remaining jars in oven.
• Working quickly, wipe rim, place lid and ring on jar and secure.
• Jars will seal quickly.
• Repeat with remaining jars.
• When ready to serve, banana bread will slide out.
• GIFTY TIP FOR YOUR BANANA BREAD IN A JAR RECIPE:.
• Place a circle of patterned fabric (9" diameter will do it) under the ring of the lid, or over top the lid secured by a rubber band. Put a ribbon and bow of raffia or fabric around the ring of the lid over top the rubber band. A hot glue gun will be handy to add other decor.