The effects of the level of substitution of the Shortening on proximate composition and characteristics of the bread are shown on Table 2. It was observed tut the products differed significantly (p 005) from the control almost in all the parameters investigated. The deree of difference increased Bread h level of substitution 53 cm at 0% level of substituon and 3.93 cm at 100% level of substitutkon On the othcr hand. the loaf weight followed a reverse trend. It nsreased from 186g for the control to 1928g at 100 level of substitution. As cady increase was observed in the protein,cnide fire, ash and moisture content of the bread with inreased lvel of substitutkom But no significant(p 0.05) difference was observed in the fat content ofanthe samples. This suggests highly nutritious bread could be obtained through titimn of the bakery fal with African blick pear.