Mom's Spiced Banana Bread

• 1 3/4 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger ground
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice ground
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg grated fresh
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest grated (optional)
• 1/4 cup almonds ground (optional)
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 4 medium bananas mashed

1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
2. Grease 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
3. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, allspice and nutmeg together in bowl.
4. Add lemon peel and almonds.
5. Stir until combined.
6. Set aside.
7. Beat butter in large mixing bowl until soft amd creamy.
8. Beat in sugar until light and fluffy.
9. Add eggs and beat until thoroughly blended.
10. Beat in flour mixture alternately with bananas until mixture is well blended.
11. Pour into prepared pan.
12. Bake in center of oven 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
13. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
14. Invert from pan and cool completely on rack.

flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger ground, allspice ground, nutmeg, lemon zest, almonds ground, butter, sugar, eggs, bananas mashed

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/moms-spiced-banana-bread--4073 (may not work)