Banana Nut Bread

This is an old favourite of mine! I enjoy this bread sliced and buttered with a morning cup of coffee! Mmm! DE-LISH! I have not included preparation time with this recipe - (2 hours 30 minutes in the Bread Machine and about 45 minutes spent rising in a warm place)

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 3  teaspoons  yeast
• 3  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 3⁄4 cup  mashed ripe banana
• 1  egg (to be beaten and MEASURED WITH the water)
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄2-3⁄4 cup  chopped  mixed nuts

• CHOCOLATE GLAZE

• 2  tablespoons butter, softened
• 2⁄3 cup icing sugar (confectioners' sugar)
• 1  tablespoon  cocoa
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  tablespoon milk

Directions

1. Blend all the ingredients together until smooth and thin enough to drizzle over the banana bread!
2. Place all the ingredients I've listed, with the EXCEPTION of the CHOPPED MIXED NUTS, into the Bread Machine- in the order that I have listed them inches.
3. Select 'dough raisin' and press start.
4. When the 'BEEP' sounds, add the chopped mixed nuts.
5. Allow the bread machine to continue and complete the dough making cycle.
6. When the cycle is complete, remove the dough and place in a lightly greased loaf tin, cover and allow to rise in a warm and draught free place, for about 45 minutes.
7. When the dough has doubled in size, bake in oven pre-heated to 180°C for about 20-25 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and place on wire rack to cool.
9. Glaze with *Chocolate Glaze* (if desired) while bread is still warm!