Banana Bread

My Mom's recipe... It is simply the BEST!!

1 1/2 cups sugar

3/4 cup shortening

3 eggs

6 mashed, ripe bananas

3 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

3/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Add soda and salt to flour and whisk to combine.

Beat together sugar, shortening and eggs. Add vanilla.

Add mashed bananas alternately with flour mixture.

If desired, fold in nuts.

Grease 2 loaf pans and bake for about 1 hour at

325 for glass pans;

350 for metal pans.
MY OVEN:  325 for metal pans

Bread is done when a toothpick inserted in center comes out mostly clean. (due to the moistness of this bread, don't expect a completely clean toothpick - but clinging batter should not look uncooked.)