Granny'S Foster'S Banana Walnut Bread

• 4 c all-purpose flour
• 2 t baking powder
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 1/2 t salt
• 2 t ground nutmeg
• 1/2 t ground cardamom
• 1/2 ob (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 2 c sugar
• 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 8 very ripe bananas, crushed
• 2 t pure vanilla
• 2 c coarsely chopped walnuts

1. preheat oven to 350
2. grease and lightly flour 2 9x5x3 loaf pans
3. combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and carmamom in a large bowl and stir
4. cream together butter and sugar in sparate bowl with an electric mixer until well blended. Slowly add beaten eggs while continuing to beat. Add bananas & vanilla & stir.
5. Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture & stir just until dry ingredients are moist and blended. Do not overmix. Fold in the walnutes & stir just to blend.
6. Pour batter evenly into prepared pans & let it settle to the sides; tap pans on the counter a few times to even out batter.
7. Bake 1 to 1 1/4 hrs or until the bread rises and a toothpick inserted in center of each loaf comes out clean. The bread will be slightly brown & cracked on the top.
8. Let rest for 10-15 minutes before removing from the pans. Serve warm or place on a baking rack to cool.

allpurpose, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground nutmeg, ground cardamom, butter, sugar, eggs, bananas, vanilla, walnuts

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/grannys-fosters-banana-walnut-bread-51696701 (may not work)