Banana Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 medium ripe bananas
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. melted shortening
2 beaten eggs
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Sift together flour, salt and soda; set aside.
Mash bananas; add lemon juice to top of mixture, then add sugar, shortening and eggs.
Mix, then add sifted flour mixture.
Mix well.
Bake in greased and floured loaf pan 1 hour at 350\u00b0.
Makes 2 loaves.