Banana Bread

Mammaw Smith’s famous recipe

1 ½ cups mashed bananas (very ripe is best)
2 cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 cup sugar
½ cup shortening (Crisco solid)
2 eggs


Mash bananas and set aside. Stir/sift together flour, salt, and soda in a separate bowl and set aside. Mix shortening, sugar, and eggs in bowl with a mixer. When well blended add bananas, and flour mixture alternately. Pour into a loaf pan that has been greased and sugared. Bake 350º for one hour.

*********Note***************
If you have only one cup bananas, buttermilk may be added to make 1 ½ cups. Or make sour milk instead of buttermilk. 1 1/2 cups bananas are about 3 medium bananas.

Triple Recipe

4 ½ cups bananas
6 cups flour
1 ½ t. Salt
3 t. Soda
3 cups sugar
1 ½ cups shortening
6 eggs