Mix:
2 Cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
Cream together:
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
Add:
3/4 cup buttermilk
Mix buttermilk with dry ingredients and creamed ingredients, alternating.
Add:
1 cup mashed banana (about three)
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp. vanilla
Bake at 350 deg for 30 minutes in two greased 8 inch loaf pans.