Banana Nut Bread

This bread is great and is very moist if you follow the instructions. This recipe is from a Betty Crocker cookbook from quite a while ago. It will seem to take forever to cook, it will be worth it.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 1-2 loaf(s) of bread

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour, not self rising
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  of packed brown sugar
• 3 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1⁄3 cup milk (soy and rice milk work as well)
• 1  egg (egg replacer does NOT work)
• 1 1⁄4 cups  mashed bananas, 4 works well though (2 or 3 medium)

• Optional

• 1  cup  of chopped  nuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease bottom only of loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches, or 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x 4 1/2, 2 1/2 .
3. Mix all ingredients. (Order does not matter).
4. Beat for 30 seconds with beater or hand mix until even,.
5. Pour mixture into pan(s).
6. Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, should take about 65-70 minutes.
7. Loosen sides of loaf of loaf from pan, remove if you wish.
8. Cool completely before slicing,.
9. To store, wrap and refrigerate no longer than 1 week.