My Favorite Banana Bread

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only of loaf pan.
2. Mix sugar and margarine in 2 1/2 quart bowl. Stir in eggs until blended. Add bananas and water; beat 30 seconds. Stir in remaining ingredients except nuts just until moistened; stir in nuts. Pour into pan.
3. Bake until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 8-inch loaf 1 1/4 hours, 9-inch loaf 55 to 60 minutes; cool 5 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove and cool completely before slicing.

sugar, margarine, eggs, mashed ripe bananas, water, allpurpose, baking soda, salt, baking powder, nuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/my-favorite-banana-bread-214551 (may not work)