Evedine's banana nut bread :::gwhp32a

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½teaspoonSalt
1cupSugar
1teaspoonBaking powder
½cupShortening
3eachesBananas; mashed(1 1/4 cups)
2eachesEggs
cupWalnuts
2cupsFlour
1teaspoonVanilla
1teaspoonBaking soda
½cupSour; or buttermilk

Directions

CREAM TOGETHER SUGAR, SHORTENING, EGGS AND FLOUR. ADD SODA AND BUTTERMILK. MIX IN SALT AND BAKING POWDER (ADD 1 DROP LEMON EXTRACT IF DESIRED) ADD MASHED BANANAS AND FOLD IN NUTS AND VANILLA. BAKE ABOUT 35 MINUTES AT 350 DEGREES IN GREASED AND FLOURED OR PAPERED PAN. This recipe won my friend first prize for quickbreads at the L.A. County Fair, in Pomona, Ca.