Daniel Inouye's Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 2 c. sifted enriched flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. soda
• 1 c. Hawaiian cane sugar
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 c. mashed bananas
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 c. chopped macadamia nuts

Instructions

1. 1
   Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, soda and sugar into bowl. Add shortening, eggs and 1/2 c. bananas.
2. 2
   Stir to combine ingredients, then beat 2 minutes at medium speed on electric mixer or 300 strokes by hand.
3. 3
   Add remaining bananas and lemon juice. Beat 2 minutes more. Fold in 3/4 c. nuts.
4. 4
   Pour into greased, lined loaf pan, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2. Sprinkle 1/4 c. nuts over top of batter.
5. 5
   Bake in moderate (350 degree) oven for 1 hour.