1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Ground ginger
1/4 ts Ground allspice
1/4 ts Grated nutmeg
1 ts Grated lemon peel (optional)
1/4 c Ground almonds (optional)
1/2 c Butter or margarine
3/4 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1 1/2 c Mashed banana (4 medium
-bananas)
From: Lisa Burnham lburnham@golden.ncw.net
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 03:00:45 GMT
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.
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Yields
16 Servings