Banana Bread


1 3/4 Cup Unbleached flour
2 3/4 Teaspoon Baking powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Cup Shortening
2/3 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
4 Bananas very ripe, mashed
1/2 Cup Chopped pecans or walnuts optional
.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat shortening in mixer until
creamy. Add sugar and eggs, continue beating at medium speed one minute. Add
bananas to egg mixture. Mix until blended. Add flour mixture, beating at low
speed only until blended. Turn into buttered loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or
until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.

Notes: Substitute cream cheese for shortening. For spicy version, add 1/2
tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp mace and 1/4 tsp nutmeg to flour mixture.

Recipe By: Marge Clark Serving Size: 10
* The Polka Dot Palace BBS 1-201-822-3627. Posted by FAYLEN
Home Cookin 4.8 Chapter: Breads
Servings: 1