Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. mashed, ripe bananas
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 c. sifted flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. nut meats, chopped

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar together.
Beat eggs until light and add to creamed mixture.
Press bananas through a sieve and add lemon juice.
Blend with creamed mixture.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together; mix quickly into banana mixture.
Add nuts.
Bake in a greased loaf pan in a moderate oven (375\u00b0) about 1 1/4 hours.