Banana Nut Bread

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup banana, mashed (approx. 3 medium bananas)
• 1/2 cup ground pecans (or pieces if you like better)
• 1 cup chocolate chips (optional)

1. Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda and set aside.
3. Grease a 9 X 5 X 3 inch loaf pan.
4. Beat butter, sugar and eggs in a large bowl until light and fluffy; stir in bananas.
5. Stir in flour mixture; fold in pecans.
6. Pour into prepared pan.
7. Bake for 1 hour 20 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.

flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, butter, sugar, eggs, banana, ground pecans, chocolate chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-nut-bread-162429 (may not work)