Blue Diamond Banana Nut Bread With Almonds

This is a recipe of my 82 year old mother in laws and she has made for decades from a newspaper clipping that is now tattered and torn but she knows from heart now .The original recipe does not call for an egg but she adds one " because I just thought it should have one . It is full of flavor and the consistency is perfect. I love it. I have never made it with almonds and neither does she and most of the time I make it with no nuts at all. I dont think this recipe is an uncommon one but it is a consistently good one.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 large loaf

Ingredients

• 2  cups  ripe bananas, mashed
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  egg (optional)
• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups  almonds (I use pecan or walnut mixed)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. grease and flour 2 small loaf pans or one large (meatloaf size).
3. beat first 6 ingredients together. Add in flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder and mix well.
4. fold in almonds or other nuts if using-reserve some for top of bread if desired.
5. bake at 350 until toothpick poked into center comes out clean. appx 50 minute.