Karen's Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening (i use butter flavor)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 bananas, mashed

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 mix together flours, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• 3 soften shortening and gradually add sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
• 4 add 2 beaten eggs.
• 5 add dry ingredients alternately with mashed bananas.
• 6 blend well.
• 7 spoon into well greased 8 x 4 x 2 1/4" loaf pan and bake for 60 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 8 allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes and continue cooling on rack.
• 9 cut when cool.
• 10 if using individual size (mini) loaf pans, bake for 35 minutes and check to see how close they are to being finished.