Ayalla's Banana Bread Food Recipe

Category of Recipe: Baked Goods

Ingredients
3	each	bananas, very ripe
1	cup	sugar
1/2	cup	shortening or butter
2	each	eggs
3	tablespoon	yogurt or sour cream
2	cup	flour
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1	cup	walnuts, chopped
1	teaspoon	rum, vanilla, or amaretto (optional)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cream the shortening and sugar. Mix in the bananas. Mix in the remaining ingredients. Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake 1 hour 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees F. NOTES: This recipe makes a heavy, but moist, loaf of banana bread. If you use more than 3 normal-size bananas, lower the oven temperature and cook for a while longer. Otherwise, the crust comes out almost overcooked while the middle remains moist and almost undercooked.