Banana Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. sour milk (milk plus 1 Tbsp. lemon juice)
1 c. mashed, ripe bananas
1 c. pecans, chopped

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and spices; set aside.
In separate bowl, combine sour milk (lemon juice should make the milk curdle), mashed bananas and nuts; set aside.
Now cream together the shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
Alternately add dry ingredients and sour milk mixture to the creamed mixture; mix well.
Pour batter into greased and floured loaf pans (2).
Bake 45 to 50 minutes.