Norm's Banana Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup ripe banana (mashed)
• 1/2 cup milk (whole)
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening (solid)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup pecans, already toasted and chopped
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 butter and flour 9 1/4 by 5 by 2 1/2 inch loaf pan.
• 3 combine together flour,baking powder,salt and baking soda in bowl.
• 4 in another bowl mix mashed bananas,milk and vanilla extract.
• 5 beat shortening in a large bowl until it becomes creamy.
• 6 gradually beat in sugar and eggs one egg at a time.
• 7 as you add each egg beat well with your electric blender.
• 8 add banana mixture and flour mixture alternately into shortening mixture.
• 9 last ingredients to add are pecans.
• 10 now put ingredients in baking pan.
• 11 time in oven about 1hr, test center before you take out.
• 12 if it's done allow 5 minutes to cool, then turn onto rack and cool completely!
• 13 try a slice while it's nice and warm, enjoy!