Recipe#2022

Title: Banana 35

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1 3/4 c sifted unbleached flour
 2 3/4 tsp baking powder
 1/2 tsp salt
 1/3 c shortening
 2/3 c sugar 
 2 eggs
 3 or 4 very ripe bananas 
 1/2 c chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
  
 Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.  Beat shortening in
 mixer until creamy consistency.  Add sugar and eggs, continue
 beating at medium speed one minute.  Add bananas to egg mixture.
 Mix until blended.  Add flour mixture, beating at low speed about
 30 seconds or *only* until blended. Turn into buttered loaf pan
 and bake for one hour or until broom straw inserted into center
 of loaf comes out clean.