Best Ever Banana Bread

2/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup shortening

2 slightly beaten eggs

1 cup mashed bananas

1 tsp vanilla

1 3/4 cup flour

dash salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

chopped walnuts (optional)

Mix together sugar, shortening, eggs, bananas, and vanilla.  Add flour, salt, soda, and powder.  Mix well.  Bake in loaf pan at 350F for 1 hour or until done.  (freezes well)