Banana Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup banana, mashed (approx. 3 medium bananas)
1/2 cup ground pecans (or pieces if you like better)
1 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Preparation

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda and set aside.
Grease a 9 X 5 X 3 inch loaf pan.
Beat butter, sugar and eggs in a large bowl until light and fluffy; stir in bananas.
Stir in flour mixture; fold in pecans.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour 20 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.