Banana Bread

By NickiR

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed banana (2 1/2 bananas)
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 2 cups flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup nuts, optional

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375* Grease and flour a loaf pan.

Cream shortening and sugar. Beat eggs until light and add to shortening.

Mix lemon juice with banana. Add to shortening mix.

Mix flour, baking powder and salt and mix quickly into banana mixture. Add nuts if using and stir.

Turn into loaf pan and bake at 375* for 1 hour.