Ingredients

• 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

Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Cream shortening in a large bowl. Then add sugar gradually, beat until it becomes light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then stir in mashed banana. Add blueberry mixture to creamed mixture, and stir just until moistened. Spoon batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake for 50 - 55 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean when you inserted it in the center of the loaf. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Take them out from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.