Banana Nut Bread

When I buy bananas, I can be sure that a few always are left with brown spots and that means banana bread. My family will not eat speckled bananas. Yes I know, I like them a little green myself. Lets face it, to make a sweet bread everyone likes, out of brown bananas is better then trowing them out.
You could also fry them in butter and drizzle them with honey and that would make for a fine dessert, maybe with whipped cream or ice cream. Today, however, it's time for banana nut bread.

Banana Nut Bread:

1 3/4 cups flour
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2/3 cup shortening, melted
2 eggs
2 tbs. milk
1 cup ripe mashed bananas
1/4 cup chopped nuts ( optional)

Mix all the ingredients together, with a wooden spoon. Grease a loaf pan and pour the dough into the pan.
Bake at 350 F oven for about 60 - 65 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Take out of the pan and let it cool on a wire rack.
Enjoy!