Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 2/3 c. sifted all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. (1 stick) butter
1 c. sugar
2 medium sized ripe bananas, peeled and mashed (1 c.)
3/4 c. pecans finally chopped
2 tsp. grated orange rind
1/4 tsp. baking soda
3 eggs

Preparation

Grease a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan, line bottom with wax paper, grease paper.
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a large bowl cream butter with sugar until fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time until fluffy again.
Stir in flour mixture alternately with mashed bananas.
Fold in pecans and orange rind.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in a preheated oven to 325\u00b0 for one hour and 20 minutes or until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Loosen around edges with a knife.
Turn out onto rack.
Peel off waxed paper.
Let cool completely.
Wrap and store overnight.