Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup shortening

2 eggs

2 tablespoons milk

1 cup mashed ripe banana

1/4 cup chopped nuts

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F/ 180°C.

Stir together flour, baking powder, soda and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Set aside.

In a bowl, beagt sugar and shortening with electric mixer till light in colour, scraping down sides of bowl often.

Add eggs, one at a time. Add the milk , beating till smooth after each addition. Add flour mixture and banana alternately to creamed mixture beating till smooth after each addition. Fold in nuts.

Turn batter into liightly greased 8 x 4 x 2 inch loaf pan. Bake in 350°F oven for 60 - 65 minutes or till a wooden pick inserted near centre comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool.