Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. flour
1/4 c. wheat germ
1/4 c. oatmeal
2 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/3 c. shortening
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2-3 mashed bananas
juice of 1/2 lemon
Optional - lemon zest and 1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease a loaf pan lightly with some shortening.
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add beaten eggs, mashed bananas and lemon juice until well blended.
Mix all dry ingredients together.
Add to shortening/banana mixture.
Mix until well blended.
Add nuts and lemon zest if desired.
Pour into greased loaf pan.
Bake 350\u00b0 for 45 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan.