Caribbean Christmas Ring

Ingredients

• shortening
  3 tbsp
• finely chopped walnut
  2 1/2 cups
• flour
  1 cup
• whole wheat flour
  1/2 cup
• baking powder
  1 tbsp
• baking soda
  1 tbsp
• softened butter
  3/4 cup
• Sugar
  1 1/3 cup
• eggs
  3 unit
• sour cream or plain nonfat yogurt
  1 cup
• ripe banana

  mashed
  1 unit
• orange liqueur (Cointreau

  triple sec)
  2 tbsp
• powered Sugar

  sifted
  1 cup
• orange juice
  2 tbsp