Banana Nut Bread

From the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook
Prep: 25 minutes
Bake: 55 minutes
Oven: 350 degrees F
Makes: 1 loaf (16 servings)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (5 medium)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cooking oil or melted butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 recipe Streusel-Nut Topping (optional)

Directions:

1. Grease bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of one 9x5x3-inch loaf pan; set aside. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/4 tsp salt. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl combine eggs, bananas, sugar, and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in nuts.
3. Spoon batter into prepared pan. If desired, sprinkle Streusel-Nut Topping over batter.
4. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 55 to 60 minutes for 9x5x3-inch pan, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean (if necessary, cover loosely with foil the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning).
5. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing.

This recipe was okay ... I love bananas so I thought that I would love this, but really I liked the pumpkin bread much more!