Banana Nut Loaf
from Better Homes and Gardens Bread Cook Book
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour sifted
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana
- 1/2 cup broken California walnuts (course chopped)
Instructions
- Cream together shortening and sugar; add eggs and beat well.
- Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, beating well after each addition.
- Stir in walnuts and pour into a well greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch loaf pan.
- Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) about 1 hour or till done. Remove from pan; cool on rack.