Favorite Banana Blueberry Quick Bread

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups fresh blueberries
• 1.63 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cups quick cooking oats
• 0.5 cups chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 cups shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed bananas

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, toss blueberries in 2 tablespoons flour. Gently stir blueberries together with oats, nuts, 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, and salt.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   Bake in preheated oven until a wooden toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the loaf, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.