KONA INN BANANA NUT BREAD

KONA INN BANANA NUT BREAD image

Yield 2 loaves

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups sugar
2 cups ripe mashed bananas (about 7 or 8 really ripe bananas)
4 eggs slightly beaten
1 cup+ coarsely chopped walnuts
Additional herbs or spice as deemed appropriate

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Grease and flour 2 8"X4"X3" loaf pans. Stir together the flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl. In another larger bowl, mix together the shortening, sugar, mashed bananas, eggs and walnuts. Add the combined dry ingredients and stir only until the batter is thoroughly blended. Pour into the prepared pans and bake 5--60 minutes, or until a skewer or straw inserted in the center of hte loaves comes out clean, or with only a few moist crumbs. Remove from the oven and let coool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out on a rack and let cool completely.