CROCKPOT BANANA BREAD
1 3/4 cup   flour
2 tsp  baking powder
1/4 tsp  baking soda
1/2 tsp  salt
1/3 cup  shortening
2/3 cup  sugar
2  eggs, well beaten
1 1/2 cups  well mashed, overripe banana (2 or 3 bananas)1/2 cup     coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  With theelectric beater on low, fluff the shortening in a small bowl, until softand creamy.  Add the sugar gradually.  Beat in the eggs in a slowstream.  With a fork, beat in 1/3 of the flour mixture, 1/2 the bananasanother 1/3 of the flour mixture, the rest of the bananas then the lastof the flour mixture.  Fold in the walnuts.  Turn into a greased andfloured baking unit or a 2 1/2 quart mold and cover.  Place on a rack inthe slow cooker.  Cover the cooker, but prop the lid open with atoothpick or a twist of foil to let the excess steam excape.  Cook onhigh for 4 to 6 hours.  Cool on a rack for 10 minutes.  Serve Warm.
I refuse to believe that trading recipes is silly.  Tuna fish casserole is at least as real as corporate stock.  ~Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
To measure soft bread crumbs, pile them lightly into a cup. Do not pack them down unless the recipe calls for soaking them in water, milk, or stock.
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