Peanut Butter & Banana Loaf

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3 medium bananas, mashed (about 1 cup equivalent)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda and set aside.
• 3 cream together the shortening and peanut butter; then add the sugar gradually while creaming -- continue to cream until light a fluffy.
• 4 add eggs and beat well.
• 5 stir in dry ingredients alternately with the mashed bananas; mix well but do not beat or overmix or you will get tough bread.
• 6 spoon batter into well greased loaf pan 8x4x3.
• 7 bake for 35-45 minutes or until pick inserted in the center comes out clean.