Banana Bread (thing)

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 large, very ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9" x 5" x 3" loaf pan. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening, sugar, eggs and bananas. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan. Serve cold or lightly toasted and buttered.