Categories: Sweet Breads- Coffee Cakes- Tortes

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup solid all-vegetable shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (4 to 5 medium)
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates, mixed with 1 Tbsp. flour

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 × 5 × 3-inch loaf pan.

2. In a large bowl beat together shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in bananas and lemon juice.

4. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Blend into banana mixture; stir in dates.

5. Turn batter into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 25 to 30 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

6. Let cool 10 minutes in pan, then remove from pan and let cool completely on wire rack.

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