Best Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 -6 ripe bananas
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 sift together dry ingredients.
• 3 mash bananas, add lemon juice and mix.
• 4 cream shortening and sugar in largest bowl; add eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
• 5 add dry ingredients alternately with milk; beat after each addition.
• 6 fold in bananas and nuts.
• 7 pour batter into two greased loaf pans.
• 8 bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.