Banana Bread Recipe

½ cup solid vegetable shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
¾ cup mashed ripe bananas
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 ¼ cups flour
½ cup macadamia nuts
pinch of cinnamon

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Oil and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.
3. Using an electric mixer, cream the shortening and sugar. With the mixer on medium speed, add the eggs one at a time. Add the bananas and mix well. Add the baking soda, salt, flour, nuts and cinnamon and mix thoroughly. The dough with be sticky.
4. Our the dough into the prepared pan and bake for about one hour or until the center is brow and set