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. nuts, chopped

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar together.
Beat eggs until light and add.
Mash bananas.
Add lemon juice.
Blend with creamed mixture. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and mix quickly into banana mixture.
Add nuts.
Bake in greased loaf pan in oven at 350\u00b0 for about 1 1/4 hours.
Makes 1 (1 pound) loaf.
Can make 2 smaller loaves.