2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 cups flour
4 bananas [peeled, mashed]
3 teaspoons Magic baking powder
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Original Italian text
2 uove
3/4 t. zucchero
3/4 t. di latte
1/2 t. oglio
1 c. te vaniglia
1 cuchiane sale
1 1/4 cuchiane soda mucco
2 1/2 t. farina
4 banana
3 c. te di magich
Forno 350 per 1 ore.

Mix sugar and eggs.

Gradually add the remaining ingredients.

Bake in a well-greased baking pan at 350 F degrees for about an 1 hour.

Mrs. Anna-Maria Benvenuto has collected hundreds of recipes from relatives, friends, and neighbors over the years. She recorded the recipes in Italian in numerous notebooks, often naming the recipe after the person who gave it to her. The recipe in this entry was given to her by Nadine. Being an avid baker Mrs. Benvenuto tried out many of the recipes herself. However, because of her enormous talent and expertise, she did not feel the need to write detailed instructions as she knew how to make the recipes without them. However, when asked by this website's archivist (Mary Melfi) for details, she quickly volunteered the information. Nonetheless, as with most first generation Italian-Canadian handwritten recipes, it is understood that whoever attempts to duplicate them should have some knowledge of what they are doing.... Photo: Mary Melfi

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