Yummy Banana Bread

I don't normally post recipes on this blog, but a few of my friends have requested this yummy recipe for banana bread. I can't take the credit - it's not my recipe. It came from an old ward recipe book my mom had and I've always used it. Happy baking!

Pre-heat oven 350 degrees

Beat together:

1 cup sugar

1/2 c. shortening

Add:

2 eggs

Mix until fluffy

Add:

1 tsp. baking soda to 1/2 cup buttermilk (use 1/2 c. milk + 1 tsp. lemon juice)

Sift together:

2 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

Alternate dry ingredients to sugar/egg mixture adding buttermilk with each mixing.

Add:

1 cup mashed bananas (about 3)

1 Tbsp. vanilla

1/2 cup chopped nuts (if desired)

Pour batter into greased/floured bread pans. I can usually get most in a large pan and then use a small pan for the rest of the batter.

Bake for 45 minutes for the smaller loaf pans, 60 minutes for the larger pan.

For muffins, bake 15-18 minutes. yields about 24 muffins.