Banana Bread

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 beaten eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (5 medium)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup cooking oil
1/4 cup shopped walnuts (optional)

Combine flower, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon salt.  Make a well in center of flour mixture and set aside.

In a medium bowl combine eggs, bananas, sugar and oil.  Pour banana mixture all at once in the center of the flour mixture.  Stir until moistened, the batter should be lumpy.  Fold in nuts.  Pour batter into prepared baking pans.

Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

**I bake my banana bread in the mini loaf pans (71/2x31/2x2-inch).  This makes it easy to wrap the loaf and put in a lunch bag and send to work with my husband.  If you choose to bake them in the mini loaf pans, they bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.**

**I usually don't measure my bananas.  I buy a "bunch" of bananas to use specifically for banana bread.**

**The recipe calls for 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, I use 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon.**