Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed, ripe bananas
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts, or semisweet chocolate chips, optional

Directions

1. Sift flour, baking powder, soda, and salt together; set aside. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and beat well. Add flour mixture alternately with banana. Stir only enough to blend after each addition. Pour into greased loaf/bread pan. 
2. Bake in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack, and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator if not eating immediately.