Joyce's Unbeatable Banana Bread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 2 bananas (very, very ripe and i mean the blacker the better!!)

Recipe

• 1 grease and flour one regular loaf pan or two small loaf pans.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 3 combine flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and shortening. cut shortening in as for pie crust (i use a pastry blender.).
• 4 in a separate bowl, beat eggs and sliced bananas until mixed well.
• 5 add banana mixture to shortening mixture and mix well.
• 6 place batter in prepared pan(s).
• 7 bake approximately 30 minutes.
• 8 tip: i usually use the toothpick test, but the toothpick should not come out completely clean. this is a very moist recipe, so look for the toothpick or knife to be mostly clean. when the bread is done, it will be a dark brown and should have a slight crack down the middle.