Banana Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. soda
1 c. shortening
2 1/2 c. sugar
7 medium bananas, mashed (overripe ones are best)
3 beaten eggs
1 c. nut meats
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Sift together flour, salt and soda and set aside.
Cream together shortening, sugar and bananas.
Add to creamed mixture the eggs and mix.
Add flour mixture and mix well.
Add nut meats and vanilla.
Grease and flour 2 large loaf pans.
Divide batter into pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 about 1 hour, but check it sooner by inserting a straw into the center of the loaves.