Banana Bread...no yeast

Requires two 9 by 5 greased bread pans or one round bunt pan

Ingredients:

5 ripe bananas
4 eggs
1 cup of butter (or shortening)
1 /14 cups of brown sugar
1 1/4 cups of white sugar
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
1 teaspoon of salt2 tsp. Baking soda

optional: pour 1/2 stick of melted butter over each pan before you place them in the oven

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
In a medium bowl mash bananas and stir in eggs until well blended. Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat shortening and gradually add sugar. Stir in vanilla and banana mixture.

Separately mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Blend the dry mixture into the batter.
*Add walnuts if desired.

Pour into prepared pans.

Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, cool for 20 min then turn out onto a bread board