Banana Bread

	2 1/2 cups flour
	1 teaspoon salt
	2 teaspoons baking soda
	1 cup vegetable shortening
	2 cups sugar
	2 cups ripe mashed bananas (about 6 bananas
	4 eggs, slightly beaten
	1/4 cup Creme de Banana
	1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Glaze:

	1 cup confectioners' sugar
	1/2 cup 99 Bananas

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour 2 8x4x3 inch loaf pans.

Stir together the flour, salt, and baking soda in a bowl.  In another larger bowl, mix together the shortening, sugar, mashed bananas, eggs, Creme de Banana, and walnuts.  Add the combined dry ingredients and stir only until the batter is thoroughly blended.

Pour the prepared pans and bake 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaves comes out clean, or with only a few moist crumbs.  Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out on a rack and let cool completely. 

The glaze is made by combining the confectioners’ sugar and 99 Bananas and whisking together.  Pour this over the bread.