Mom's Banana Bread

This recipe uses less fat and more bananas than most Banana Bread recipes. It's a classic!

1/4 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

3 ripe bananas, mashed

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

Preheat oven to 300〫F.  Beat together shortening, sugar and eggs in a large bowl. Mix in mashed bananas. Beat in salt, baking soda and flour until smooth. Stir in nuts, if desired. *I sometimes add 1 tsp. Rum extract too. Pour into 2 greased and lightly floured loaf pans and bake for 1 hour, or until centers are set.  Makes 2 loaves.*

*Can make 8 mini loaves or 24 muffins instead.  Cooking times will need to be decreased.