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     Title: Banana Bread #2
Categories: Polkadot, Faylen, Bread:quick, Fruits
     Yield: 1 Loaf

 1 3/4 c  Unbleached flour
 2 3/4 ts Baking powder
   1/2 ts Salt
   1/3 c  Shortening
   2/3 c  Sugar
     2    Eggs
     4    Bananas
          -very ripe, mashed
   1/2 c  Chopped pecans or walnuts
          -optional

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees

 Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.  Beat shortening in
 mixer until creamy. Add sugar and eggs, continue beating at medium
 speed one minute. Add bananas to egg mixture.  Mix until blended.
 Add flour mixture, beating at low speed only until blended.  Turn
 into buttered loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or until toothpick
 inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.

 Notes: Substitute cream cheese for shortening.  For spicy version,
 add 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp mace and 1/4 tsp nutmeg to flour
 mixture.

 Recipe By: Marge Clark Serving Size: 10

 * The Polka Dot Palace BBS 1-201-822-3627. Posted by FAYLEN

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