Delicious Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/3 c. margarine or butter, softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium)
1/3 c. water
1 2/3 c. all-purpose flour (do not use self-rising flour)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease bottom only of a loaf pan.
Mix sugar and margarine in a 2 or 3 quart bowl.
Stir in eggs until blended.
Add bananas and water.
Beat 30 seconds.
Stir in remaining ingredients just until moistened.
Pour into pan.
Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean (8-inch loaf 1 1/4 hours, 9-inch loaf 55 to 60 minutes); cool 5 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan.
Cool completely before slicing.