Banana Bread
By Gale Smith

“Grandma used this recipe from the time your (Stacey's) Dad and I were kids.  Best bread I've ever had.”

1 3/4 cups of flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp of soda
2/3 cup of sugar
1/3 cup of shortening
2 eggs
1/2 cup of walnuts, chopped
2-3 ripe bananas

Mash bananas, add remaining ingredients and mix till smooth.  Pour in greased and floured loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes.  Banana bread is done when you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.

Cool on baking rack 10 minutes, remove from pan.  Cool to room temperature, wrap in plastic, and store in refrigerator.