Ingredients for - Banana Nut Bread I

1. White sugar 2 ½ cups
2. Shortening 1 cup
3. Eggs 3
4. Mashed bananas 1 ½ cups
5. All-purpose flour 3 cups
6. Buttermilk 1 ¼ cups
7. Baking soda 1 ½ teaspoons
8. Baking powder 1 ½ teaspoons
9. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
10. Chopped walnuts ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Banana Nut Bread I

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking powder, and soda. Stir in nuts if desired. Pour batter into two greased 9x5 inch pans.

3 . Stage

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.