Banana Bread

Preheat oven to 350°.

Grease and flour 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. In large oven, with fork, mix first 5 ingredients.

With pastry blender or 2 knives use scissor fashion, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

With fork, stir in bananas and eggs just until blended; spread batter evenly in pan.

Bake 55 minutes to 1 hour until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on rack.

Makes 1 loaf.