Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
2/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. double-acting baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. mashed bananas (about 2 very ripe medium bananas)
1/3 c. orange juice

Preparation

Day Before Serving:
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
In large bowl, with fork, mix first 5 ingredients.
With pastry blender or two knives, used scissor-fashion, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
With fork, stir in bananas and orange juice, just until blended.
Spread batter evenly in pan.