Banana Poppy Seed Quick Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 bananas, extra ripe & peeled (see step one to receive 1 cup)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel, finely grated
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup poppy seed

Recipe

• 1 mash bananas with a potato masher until all large pieces are broken down (or you can use a blender and puree the bananas) - you should receive about 1 cup of banana total. if not, then add enough banana to equal one cup.
• 2 cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in eggs and grated lemon peel until blended.
• 4 combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• 5 beat the bananas into the wet ingredients alternately with the dry ingredients -- repeating twice ending with dry ingredients.
• 6 hand stir in the poppy seeds.
• 7 pour into a well-greased (or sprayed) 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• 8 bake at 350* f for 50-60 minutes until pick inserted in center comes out clean. (the original recipe called for 60-70 minutes but mine is usually done before 60 minutes).
• 9 cool in pan for 10-15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to completely cool.