Banana Bread

Ingredients:

1 ¾ cup  flour
2 teaspoons  baking powder
¼ teaspoon  baking soda
½ teaspoon  salt
1/3 cup  shortening
2/3 cup  sugar
2 eggs -- well beaten
1 ½ cups  well-mashed overripe banana = (2 or 3 bananas)
 ½ cup  coarsely-chopped walnuts -- (optional)

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  With the electric beater on low, fluff the shortening in a small bowl, until soft and creamy.

Add the sugar gradually.  Beat in the eggs in a slow stream.  With a fork, beat in 1/3 of the flour mixture, 1/2 the bananas another 1/3 of the flour mixture, the rest of the bananas then the last of the flour mixture.  Fold in the walnuts.

Turn into a greased and floured baking unit or a 2 1/2-quart mold and cover.  Place on a rack in the slow cooker.  Cover the cooker, but prop the lid open with a toothpick or a twist of foil to let the excess steam escape.

Cook on high for 4 to 6 hours.  Cool on a rack for 10 minutes.  Serve Warm.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

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