Special Banana Bread

"This recipe was awesome but I did make some minor changes that were well worth it. Instead of 2 cups of sugar I did as was suggested by another and used 1-1/2 cups of white sugar and 1/2 cup of brown ..." See moresugar. I used Crisco butter shortening, omitted the cloves and nutmeg and used only 1 teaspoon of cinnamon (personal preference) I used pecans instead of walnuts and I only had five bananas but apparently they were good size ones cause the bread was very banana tasting. I got A LOT of compliments and I will definitely make this again!! I put it in smaller loaf pans making 8 and for a variation on it - the batter for the last four pans I added milk chocolate chips which was more popular than the 'plain'. If you are going to make this - try the milk chocolate chips - totally awesome."

"this is not your typical banana bread at all, and why i love it so very much and is the only banana bread recipe i use. there are a lot of spices but that's part of what i love about it, if you want ..." See moresomething more like the usual banana bread then this isn't really for you. i've made this quite a number of times and have done the original recipe as well and it always turns out yummy. i use applesauce in place of the shortening (healthier), add an extra banana, do half white and half brown sugar. (i have done part whole wheat flour as well but usually don't have it on hand.)"

" Yum! I followed others recommendations by 1) Using 1/2 white sugar and 1/2 brown sugar and 2) Halving the amounts of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg called for. I al..." See moreso added a dash of vanilla and drizzled melted butter on top. FYI-mini loaves took 35 minutes in my oven to cook. Nice and crispy on the top and edges, but nice and soft on the inside...mmmm. And not too sweet either - just right. Thanks!"