Recipe - Fresh Herb And Chive Biscuits

1 One half tablespoon Grated fresh Hawaiian
Ginger
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
One half teaspoon Grated lemon peel
1 cup Mashed ripe banana (about 3
md )
One fourth cup Milk
One half cup Flaked coconut or finely
Chopped nuts
2 One fourth cup Sifted all purpose flour
2 teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
One half cup Shortening
Three fourths cup Sugar
2 lg Eggs
Ginger sugar for topping
Ginger butter
GINGER SUGAR
GINGER BUTTER

Peel skin from ginger; finely grate. Combine with lemon juice and peel,
banana, milk, and coconut or nuts. Resift 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 One half x 3 One half x 2 One half inches). Let stand while
reparing GingerSugar. sprinkle mixture over top of batter. Bake on first
rack below oven center at 350 degrees 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. Makes 2 loaves. Toss together 2 tablespoons
sugar with 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger. Beat One half cup softened
butter with 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger.