Banana bread

2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup shortening
2 large eggs
3-4 bananas, mashed
1 3/4 cups flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 tablespoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup of nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350

Mix sugar, shortening and eggs in a large bowl and set aside.
Mix flour, baking powder and baking soda together and set aside.
Take 1/2 of the sugar mixture and 1/2 of the mashed bananas and mix into the dry mixture until well blended.
Then add the rest of the mashed bananas and sugar mixture to the flour mixture. Until well combined.
If you want to add nuts do it now and fold it into the mixture.
Pour into a well greased loaf pan.
Bake for 45 minutes.
When done take out of oven and place it on a wire rack to cool.