Banana Bread

Ingredients :

• 5 very ripe bananas
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 T vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsps baking soda
• 1 tsp salt

Directions :

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease 2 9x5-inch loaf pans.
2. In a medium bowl, mash bananas and stir in the eggs until well blended.
3. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, beat shortening and gradually add the sugar.
5. Stir in vanilla and banana mixture.
6. Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; blend into batter.
7. Add walnuts if desired.
8. Divide between the two prepared pans.
9. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.

Ingredients :

• 5 very ripe bananas
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 T vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsps baking soda
• 1 tsp salt

Directions :

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease 2 9x5-inch loaf pans.
2. In a medium bowl, mash bananas and stir in the eggs until well blended.
3. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, beat shortening and gradually add the sugar.
5. Stir in vanilla and banana mixture.
6. Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; blend into batter.
7. Add walnuts if desired.
8. Divide between the two prepared pans.
9. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.