Banana Bread Cockaigne

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/4 cups mashed ripe bananas (2-3)
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 have all ingredients at room temperature preheat oven to 350. grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in loaf pan.
• 2 whisk together flour, baking powder, salt.
• 3 beat in a large bowl at medium speed until creamy: sugar, butter, lemon zest.
• 4 beat in: egg, bananas.
• 5 add dry ingredients in about 3 parts, beating until smooth after each addition.
• 6 scrape batter into the greased pan. bake about 1 hour, or until passes toothpick test.
• 7 cool slightly, then pop out of pan. cool completely before slicing.