Banana Bread

KATHY’S BANANA BREAD (Normandie Hays)

4 cups of flour
2 cups white sugar
1 ½ tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup of shortening
1 square of butter or margarine (softened)
6 ripe bananas, mashed (to equal 2 cups)
4 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla flavoring
1 cup of chopped walnuts if desired

Mix dry ingredients together with electric mixer. Add shortening & butter and mix until completely blended. Blend in eggs and bananas. Add vanilla. Mix well and add walnuts.

Grease & flour 2 - 8”x4 ½”x2 ¼ “ loaf pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. Test with cake tester or toothpick. Bake until tester come out clean.

Cool in pans for 10 minutes then empty pans onto a wire rack.