Cinnamon Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 egg
• 2 medium sized ripe bananas

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°.

2. 2

   Grease (8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in) bread pan with shortening (or PAM for less fat).

3. 3

   Sift Together: all purpose flour, double-acting baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.

4. 4

   In a separate bowl: Fully blend until creamy with the back of a spoon - shortening (I used Crisco in bar form for easy measurement), sugar, and lemon juice.

5. 5

   Mash peeled ripe bananas with a fork (about 1 cup banana pulp).

6. 6

   Beat into wet sugar mixture: egg and the banana pulp.

7. 7

   Add dry sifted ingredients in 3 parts into the wet sugar mixture. Beat the batter after each addition until it has a smooth consistency.

8. 8

   Spoon batter into the greased bread pan.

9. 9

   Bake 1 hr or until done (wooden toothpick comes out mostly clean from center of bread). Cool bread before slicing.