Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. mashed ripe bananas (4 Tbsp.)
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
3/4 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs
3/4 c. milk

Preparation

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Mash bananas with rotary beater or fork.
Add lemon juice and mix. Cream shortening and sugar with electric mixer at medium speed or with spoon.
Add eggs and beat thoroughly until very light and fluffy (4 minutes beating in all).
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk and bananas.
Beat after each addition. Cook in oven at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Makes 2 loaves (pan size 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch).
Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan.