Banana Nut Bread

NEED: 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour 2 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup Crisco - regular or buttered 2/3 cup sugar 2 eggs 4 ripe bananas - sliced - but slice right before adding 1/2 cup chopped walnuts Blend Crisco and sugar until smooth. Add eggs and beat until fluffy. Add sliced walnuts and bananas. Mix slightly and slowly add in all dry ingredients Mix, by hand, until blended. Bake in sprayed or greased loaf pan. Oven at 350 degrees. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan on wire rack. With thin knife, gentle go along edge of loaf to assure it is not sticking to the pan. Invert on rack to remove. Loaf should be a nice brown and will be slightly cracked in the center. Serve plain, with whipped cream cheese or honey butter. Enjoy!