Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Crisco Shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 cup mashed bananas ( 2 to 3 medium)
• 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1.2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

heat the oben to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour a 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch loaf pan.  Combine Crisco and sugar in large bow.  Beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamed.

Add eggs, bananas and sour cream.  Beat until well blended.  Combine flour, baking soda, and salt.  Add at low speed of electric mixer.  Mix just until blended.  Stir in nuts.  Spread in pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool in pan 10 minutes.  REmobe from pan to cooling rack.  Cool completely before slicing.

Makes one loaf