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 ! )
