1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
3 lg. or 5 sm. very ripe bananas, mashed pulp
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Cream shortening and sugar well. Add 1 tablespoon flour. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time. Add remaining flour and banana pulp, reserving 1/2 cup flour. With this, sift the salt, soda and baking powder. Add, along with the nuts. Pour batter into well-greased bread loaf pan, pulling dough to ends and sides of pan to make a well-shaped loaf. Bake for 1 hour in 350 degree oven.