Banana Apple Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened (not melted)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon allspice (or your favorite spice)
• 3 -4 frozen bananas, thawed for 5-10 mins
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup dried apple, chopped fairly fine
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 -2 teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f (185°c).
• 2 butter and flour a loaf pan.
• 3 scrape bananas from their skins, mash and pour lemon juice over.
• 4 cream butter and sugars til light, add eggs and vanilla, beat until fluffy.
• 5 fold in sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk.
• 6 fold in bananas, apples and nuts.
• 7 mixture should be pretty thick (should "plop" by spoonfuls, not pour) if it seems too thin, sift flour by teaspoonfuls over mixture and stir.
• 8 spoon into pan, thump bottom of pan on bench a few times to settle, smooth top and bake for 50 minutes. top should be golden brown and sound hollow when lightly thumped.