Apple Banana Bread (Mom's Recipe)

½ cup shortening
¾ cup sugar
2 well beaten eggs
3 tablespoons sour milk
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
½ cup chopped nuts
1 small or medium banana mashed plus applesauce enough to make 1 cup

Cream together shortening and sugar. Add the eggs, sour milk, banana & applesauce, and vanilla. Sift or stir dry ingredients together and add to the creamed mixture. Fold in nuts. Mix well and pour into one large or 2 small well greased loaf tins. Bake at 50 for about 45 minutes. Test center with a toothpick. If it comes out dry, bread is done. Remove from pans to rack and let cool.