Ingredients

1-3/4 cups all purpose flour

2/3 cup sugar

1 tsp double acting baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup shortening (Crisco)

1 cup mashed bananas (2 very ripe medium)

2 eggs, slightly beaten

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 9x5" loaf pan. In large bowl, mix first 5 ingredients. With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor fashion, cut in shortening until it resembles course crumbs. With fork, stir in bananas and eggs until blended. Spread in pan. Bake 55 minutes to 1 hour.