Banana bread #02

16 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1¾cupSifted unbleached flour
2¾teaspoonBaking powder
½teaspoonSalt
⅓cupShortening
⅔cupSugar
2Eggs (up to)
4Very ripe bananas
½cupChopped pecans or walnuts; optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.

Beat shortening in mixer until creamy consistency. Add sugar and eggs, continue beating at medium speed one minute. Add bananas to egg mixture.

Mix until blended. Add flour mixture, beating at LOW speed about 30 seconds or *only* until blended. Turn into buttered loaf pan and bake for one hour...or until broom straw inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.

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