• 1 ¾ cups bread flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas [about 3]
• 1/3 cup margarine or butter [softened]
• 2 tbsp. milk [i substituted with soy milk]
  
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• Sprinkle of cinnamon (optional)

1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F.

2. In a small bowl combine all dry ingredients [except for sugar] & stir together.

3. In another medium sized bowl, combine margarine and sugar with a mixer. Cream the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.

4. Add in mashed bananas and then eggs. Mix well.

5. Add half of dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mix until flour is just mixed in. Then add the remaining dry mix and ½ cup of nuts.

6. Blend everything together but don’t over stir.

7. Pour batter into greased 8x4 inch loaf pan. Then top batter with remaining walnuts.

8. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack.