Banana Bread recipe

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Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 2 c flour
• 1 c sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2-3 ripe bananas (approx 1 cup)
• 1/4 c butter, softened
• 1/4 c olive oil
• 3 tbsp milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 c toasted walnuts

Steps

1. Toast walnuts. Set aside to fold in.
2. Pre-heat oven to 350 F
3. Mash bananas, add sugar.
4. Mix bananas, eggs, butter, oil, milk, and extract. mix with hand mixer.
5. Combine dry ingredients.
6. Mix wet and dry thoughly. Do not over beat. batter will be thick.
7. Fold in walnuts
8. Add more flour if too thin, add more milk if too thick.
9. Scrape batter into greased 9x5 loaf pan and spread to edges.
10. Bake at 350 F for 50-60 minutes. Check doneness with toothpick.

If using mini-loaf pan, fill each pan 3/4. Recipe makes 4 mini loaves.