Peanut Butter Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. sifted enriched flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/3 c. shortening
3/4 c. crunchy peanut butter
2/3 c. sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 c. mashed, ripe bananas (2 or 3 medium bananas)

Preparation

Set oven at 350\u00b0.
Mix and sift the first 4 ingredients. Cream shortening and peanut butter.
Add sugar gradually while creaming.
Continue to cream until light and fluffy.
Add eggs; beat well.
Stir in dry ingredients alternately with mashed bananas.
Mix well, but do not beat.
Spoon batter into well-greased loaf pan (8 x 4 x 3-inch).
Bake 1 hour.