Jean's Fun and Famous Banana Bread
This recipe makes one loaf.
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
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1-3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon soda
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1 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup broken walnuts
Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs and beat well.
Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana; beating well after each addition. (I have gotten lazy and don't bother with sifting -- it works just fine!!)
Stir in walnuts.
Pour into a well-greased 8-1/2x4-1/2x2-1/2 inch loaf pan.
Bake in moderate oven (350) about 1 hour or till done.
Remove from pan; cool on rack. Wrap, store at least 1 day.
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