Comforting and savory, everyone enjoys a warm slice of banana bread slathered with butter or cream cheese.
Correspondence: Just a lotta love in the making. 
Ingredients
1/4 C shortening
1/2 C sugar
1 well beaten egg
1 C bran
2 T water
1 1/2 C mashed banana
1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t soda
1 t vanilla
1 1/2 C flour
1/2 t salt
1/2 C chopped nuts
Optional: Omit the nuts, add orange zest and dried cranberries. Yum!
Instructions
- Cream shortening and sugar; add egg, then bran; mix thoroughly.
- Combine water and banana; add alternately with sifted dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly; add vanilla and nuts.
- Bake in a waxed paper lined 5x9" loaf pan at 350 degree for 1 hour.
Note: Any type of bran may be used.