My Grandmother's Recipe for Banana Bread

It makes an old fashioned banana bread that if you cut thick slices and slather with butter it can make a great banana bread sandwich.   My grandmother made this often so that we could have banana bread in our lunch boxes. 

Very different flavour, texture and sweetness from the Banana Cupcakes posted earlier.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F

Beat together until fluffy:

1/2 c. shortening

1 cup sugar

Beat in:

2 tbsp milk

3 ripe bananas ( you can mash ahead or just toss one in at a time and beat in)

1 egg

Add and stir in 

1 1/2 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

Put in a prepared (greased) loaf pan

Bake 1 to 1 1/2 hour until tester comes out clean.  Remove from pan after 10 minutes.