Stacie's Sour Cream Banana Bread

I used to frequent a cross stitch message board, and Stacie shared her banana bread recipe. I have made this numerous times - always a winner, and always eaten quickly!

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups white sugar
• 3⁄4 cup shortening
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup sour cream
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped  nuts (I sometimes use chocolate chips) (optional)
• 2  large bananas, mashed
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour

Directions

1. Cream sugar and shortening.
2. Add eggs and vanilla; blend well.
3. Add mashed bananas.
4. Sift flour with dry ingredients.
5. Add flour to wet ingredients, alternating with sour cream.
6. Add nuts.
7. Place in 2 pans; pans should be"greased" and dusted with flour.
8. Bake at 375F fir 1 hour.
9. Remove from pans; let cool.
10. Store in tin foil; they are very moist!
11. Can easily be halved (I have done this, and it still tastes great) but be warned that you NEED two loaves!