Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups flour

1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

²/3 cup sugar

¹/₃ cup shortening

2 eggs

2 tablespoons milk

1 cup mashed banana (it works best with very ripe bananas)

¼ chopped walnuts

¾ teaspoon salt

Grease and flour an 8x4 inch bread pan. Stir together all the dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

In another bowl, mix the sugar and shortening together with an electric mixer. Add eggs one a time, and then the milk. Then alternate adding some of the dry mixture and the mashed bananas, mixing until smooth after each addition. Stir in the chopped walnuts.

Put the batter into the bread pan and bake for 60-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Cool in the pan for about ten minutes before removing.  Enjoy with cream cheese or just on its own!