Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup mashed bananas (3 medium ripe)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cooking oil
  • 1 tsp finely shredded lemon peel (optional)
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

Directions:

  1. Grease 8 x 4 x 2 inch loaf pan.
  2. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Make a well in the center of dry mixture, set aside.
  3. In another bowl, combine the egg, bananas, sugar, cooking oil and lemon peel.
  4. Add egg mixture all once to the well in dry mixture. Stir till just moistened. Batter should be lumpy. Fold in nuts.
  5. Spoon batter into the pan.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.
  7. Remove and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.