Favorite Banana Blueberry Quick Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 5/8 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed bananas

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• in a medium bowl, dredge blueberries in 2 tablespoons flour. gently stir blueberries together with oats, nuts, 1 1/2 cups flour, soda, and salt.
• in a large bowl, cream shortening. gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. stir in mashed banana. add blueberry mixture to creamed mixture, and stir just until moistened. spoon batter into the prepared pan.
• bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the loaf. cool in pan for 10 minutes. remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.