Banana Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup banana, mashed (approx. 3 medium bananas)
• 1/2 cup ground pecans (or pieces if you like better)
• 1 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 sift flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda and set aside.
• 3 grease a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• 4 beat butter, sugar and eggs in a large bowl until light and fluffy; stir in bananas.
• 5 stir in flour mixture; fold in pecans.
• 6 pour into prepared pan.
• 7 bake for 1 hour 20 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.