Shelly's Recipe

BANANA BREAD

Category: Quick Breads

Mix together:
2 1/2 cups of flour
2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
In another bowl beat well:
1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups mashed bananas
1/2 tsp of vanilla
4 eggs
Optional: 1 cup walnuts

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mix till all are incorporated. Pour into two well greased loaf pans or make muffins. Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until brown and middle is dry when tested with a toothpick.

Variation: Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread...
1/4 cup flour, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 sugar (add nuts optional)...mix together .Pour 1/2 the batter in a loaf top with sugar cinnamon mixture and bake.

Another variation
Fill with mini chocolate chips, coconut and walnuts, proceed as above.