Chai-Spice Banana Bread

I can't claim credit for this fantastic recipe, but I can sure pass it on! This recipe features spices found in a good cup of Chai, and packs a lot of banana flavor.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 10
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 3 -4  bananas (mashed)
• 1⁄3 cup butter (melted)
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1  egg (beaten)
• 1  teaspoon  almond extract
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon allspice
• 3⁄4 teaspoon cardamom
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  pinch salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup  nuts, chopped (I know "nuts" isn't very specific, but I've experimented with several varieties (walnuts, pecans, ha)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350º. In a large mixing bowl, mix butter into mashed bananas. Add sugar, egg and almond extract. Sprinkle baking soda, baking powder, spices and salt over entire mixture and mix well. Add flour and nuts last and mix well. Pour batter into buttered loaf pan. Bake 60-75 minutes. Cool on a rack before removing from pan.