Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Crisco shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 bananas, mashed
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Cream shortening and sugar. Sift together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda and add to creamed mixture. Add remaining ingredients; mix well.

3. 3

   Pour into 2 well-greased loaf pans. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes.

4. 4

   Note: Paula's original recipe indicated that it made one loaf and cooked for 40-45 minutes. It WILL NOT fit in 1 loaf pan and it definitely takes more than her stated time to cook.