Ingredients
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
1 tsp grated lemon peel (optional)
1/4 cup ground almonds (optional)
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup mashed banana (4 medium)
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. 2.Sift
flour,baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, allspice and
nutmeg together in bowl. Add lemon peel and almonds. Stir until
combined. Set aside. 3.Beat butter in large mixing bowl until soft
amd creamy. Beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat
until thoroughly blended.
Beat in flour mixture alternately with bananas until mixture is
well blended. Pour into prepared pan. 4.Bake in center of oven 1
hour to 1 hour 5 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes
out clean. 5. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Invert from pan
and cool completely on rack. Variation: Banana-walnut or -pecan
bread: Omit almonds. Add 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
with bananas.
Servings: 1 loaf
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