Blue Diamond Banana Nut Bread With Almonds - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg (optional)
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups almonds (I use pecan or walnut mixed)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
grease and flour 2 small loaf pans or one large (meatloaf size).
beat first 6 ingredients together. Add in flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder and mix well.
fold in almonds or other nuts if using-reserve some for top of bread if desired.
bake at 350 until toothpick poked into center comes out clean. appx 50 minute.