eFamilyRecipe

Makes 1 loaf

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup shortening

2 eggs

2 cups flour

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 teaspoon baking soda

3 soft, ripe bananas, mashed

Cream sugar and shortening; add eggs, flour, soda, bananas, and chopped nuts. Pour banana bread batter into 1 greased and floured loaf pan; bake at 325° for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.