BANANA PISTACHIO FRENCH TOAST
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
Bread:
1 cup Sugar
½ cup Shortening
2 Eggs
1 tablespoon Milk
2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Mashed banana
1 cup Coarsely chopped, natural American pistachios
Coating:
2 Eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon Nutmeg
Instructions
Beat sugar with shortening, eggs and milk until smooth. Mix flour, baking soda and salt. Mix into first mixture. Fold in bananas and add ¾-cup pistachios. Turn into greased 8½ x 4½ -inch loaf pan. Sprinkle remaining pistachios on top. Bake at 350°F., for 1 hour or until a pick comes out dry. Cover bread loosely with foil when it gets to desired color, and continue baking.
Cut ¾-inch thick slices of pistachio banana bread. Dip in well-beaten egg until saturated; fry in buttered pan until golden, turning once.
