Banana Bread

By robin1109

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 c flour
• 2 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/3 c shortning
• 2/3 c sugar
• 3/4 tsp lemon rind
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/4 c riped bananas, mashed

Preparation

Step 1

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream together shortning, sugar and lemon rind; add bananas and eggs. Beat the flour mixture into the creamed mixture in 3 parts until smooth. Fold in nuts if desired.

Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes or until cake tester inserted into middle comes out clean.

Cool on rack before cutting.