Banana Bread II

Ingredients And Procedures

Ingredients
3/4	cup	all-purpose flour
2	teaspoon	baking powder
2	teaspoon	baking soda
2	teaspoon	salt 2 ts ground ginger
4	teaspoon	ground allspice
4	teaspoon	grated nutmeg
1	teaspoon	grated lemon peel, (optional)
1/4	cup	almonds, (optional), ground
1/2	cup	butter or margarine
3/4	cup	sugar 2 ea eggs
1/2	cup	mashed banana, (4 medium)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Sift flour,baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, allspice and nutmeg together in bowl. Add lemon peel and almonds. Stir until combined. Set aside. Beat butter in large mixing bowl until soft amd creamy. Beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until thoroughly blended. Beat in flour mixture alternately with bananas until mixture is well blended. Pour into prepared pan. Bake in center of oven 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Invert from pan and cool completely on rack. Variation: Banana-walnut or -pecan bread: Omit almonds. Add 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans with bananas.

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