Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 rounded c. mashed bananas
1/2 c. chopped pecans
2 c. flour
3/4 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. soft shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Combine bananas and pecans, set aside.
Beat sugar, shortening, eggs and vanilla at medium-high speed for 1 1/2 minutes.
Sift together flour, soda, baking powder and salt.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Pour into 2 waxed, lined loaf pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 to 50 minutes.