1 cup sugar (or Splenda)
2 Tbsp soft shortening (or butter or margarine)
1 cup mashed bananas (I toss in two if big or three if small, no mashing or measuring)
1 egg (med, lge or x-lge)
3/4 cup milk (your choice of breed but no bull?)
3 cups flour
3 1/2 Tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt (but I always forget it)
3/4 cup of optional chopped nuts of choice. (it is even good with pistachios, peanuts, etc)
Here is where i splinter off the main thinking. I put the butter, sugar, egg and nanas (whole) into a largish bowl and let my beaters do the work until smooth (scraping of course). Then start adding the rest of the dry ingredients alternately with milk starting with baking powder sprinkled over the fluffy mass and a cup of flour on top. Stand back if your mixer wants to toss stuff at you and next time use a bigger bowl. fold in nuts if using.
Greased (or sprayed) standard loaf pan for about an hour at 350* until that toothpick is clean enough you may forget it has been used and put it away with the unused ones......
