Yet Another Banana Bread Recipe

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 6 medium)
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (my own addition;feel free to omit)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.
• 3 stir together the flour, salt and baking soda.
• 4 in a large bowl, mix the shortening, sugar, banana, eggs, and walnuts (and vanilla if using).
• 5 add the combined dry ingredients and stir just until the batter is thoroughly blended.
• 6 do not overbeat as that will make your bread tough.
• 7 pour into a prepared pan and bake for about 65 to 70 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
• 8 you may have to cover the bread with foil at some point during the baking to prevent over browning.
• 9 remove from the oven and let cool for about five minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a rack to finish cooling.