Banana Bread – Bennie Baird

Banana Bread – Bennie Baird

1 ½ cup shortening or margarine

6 eggs

3 tea vanilla

3 cups sugar

6 ripe, mashed bananas

3 teas. soda

¾ tea. salt

9 teas. buttermilk

6 cups of sifted flour

Cream together eggs, shortening, vanilla, and sugar. Add bananas. Add dry ingredients and buttermilk. Mix well. Grease loaf pans and bake at 350˚ for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 300˚ for last 30 minutes.