Mom's Banana Bread

Ingredients

1 cup mashed bananas

1/3 cup shortening

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 3/4 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions

Preheat oven to 350º.

Cream together shortening and sugar. Add the eggs.

In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add part of the dry mix to the wet mix. Add mashed bananas and mix. Continue to add the rest of the dry mix till gone. Once fully incorporated, add the vanilla.

Pour into a well greased bread pan.

Bake 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes clean.