Kwick! Kompany's Koming! Banana Bread Recipe!!

We had a friend of mine come over today so we had to make something to eat with our tea ! So I'm sharing my Banana Bread recipe !

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp.salt

1/4 tsp.ground nutmeg

1/8 tsp.ground ginger

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 1/2 cups mashed banana ( 4 to 5) spotted bananas ( i sometimes freeze the really bad ones, defrost them and put them as well)

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup cooking oil or melted butter

1/4 cup chopped walnuts ( optional)

1. Oven to 350F. Grease bottom and the sides of a loaf pan

2. Large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and ginger. Make a well in centre of flour misture, set aside.

3. Medium bowl, combine eggs, mashed banana, sugar and oil. Then add the egg mixture to the flour mixture. Stir until moistened. ( batter should be lumpy ) Fold in the Walnuts. Place into loaf pan. Then optional to add a spinkle Streusel-Nut Topping over batter.

4. Bake 55 t0 60 min. or until tooth pick comes out clean. Serve and enjoy ! or Wrap it and store it overnight in the fridge before slicing.

Streusel-Nut Topping

In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup packed brown sugar and 3 Tbsp. all purpose flour. Cut in 2 Tbsp butter until mixture is coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/3 cup chopped walnuts. ( use a fork to do this or pastry blender )

Enjoy !

I have also sent our guest home with 1/2 of a loaf !

This is also a great Christmas gift for those you have no idea who to buy for !

( I give one now to my grandmother every year ! )