Banana Choc. Chip Bread

Ingredients:

1 3/4 c. flour

2 t. baking powder

1/4 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

1/2 c. shortening

2/3 c. sugar

2 eggs well beaten

1 c. mashed bananas {2-3 ripe bananas}

1/2 c. chocolate chips {optional}

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat shortening until creamy. Add sugar gradually and continue beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Add flour mixture alternately with bananas a small amount at a time beating after each addition until smooth. If adding, fold in chocolate chips. Turn into a well greased 8.5 x 4.5 x 3 inch bread pan. Bake for 1 hour or until cake tester comes out clean.
If you are using glass, turn down the oven to 325° and start checking bread around 45 minutes.

* As with some of my recipes, I found this online somewhere, but can't remember where! If its your recipe, I will definitely credit you here for it, just let me know! I need to start writing things like that down!