brown bananas

The temperature has dropped. The wind is howling outside.
A good day to use up those brown bananas.
























































Banana Nut Bread
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
3 or 3 1/2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 3/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy and add well-beaten eggs. Add mashed bananas. Sift flour, soda, baking powder and salt together and stir thoroughly. Stir in chopped walnuts or other nuts. Turn into a well-greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes to 1 hour or until it tests done. Cool.