Banana Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. flour
2/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. mashed bananas (2 very ripe)
1/2 c. chopped nuts, pecans, walnuts or almonds

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour a loaf pan.
In large bowl with a fork, mix first 5 ingredients.
With a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
With fork, stir in bananas, eggs and nuts just until well blended.
Spread batter evenly in pan.
Bake 55 minutes to 1 hour until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
Remove from pan and cool completely.
Makes 1 loaf.