Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 2/3 c. mashed bananas (4)
1/3 c. shortening
2/3 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. pecans

Preparation

Mix sugar, shortening and eggs.
Mix flour, soda, salt and baking powder.
Add to sugar mixture.
Mash bananas and add to mixture 1 cup of pecans, if desired.
Also can add chocolate chips and/or cherries.
Pour into greased and floured loaf pan.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven for 30 to 45 minutes or until tested dry with toothpick. Dust with powdered sugar.