Best Banana Bread

This is my favorite banana nut bread recipe. I can't remember where I got the recipe. I thought it was my Grandma Udy's, but I looked at the cook book my Aunt Doris made for our family reunion and Grandma's recipe was different. So, where I got it remains a mystery.

Adam wanted to make banana bread while he was a missionary in Korea. He asked me for the recipe. He made it for a branch party when he was in Onyang. (Sounds like onion with a "g" on the end.) It was a hit. He had request to bring it to other branch activities.

I had six real ugly brown bananas today so I put them to good use. I made three loaves of banana bread. Two with nuts and one without. Doug and I like nuts. Our sons don't care for nuts in baked goods.

Banana Bread

2 ½ cups flour
1 cup sugar
3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¾ cup milk
1 egg
3 Tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
1 cup ripe, mashed bananas (about 2 large)
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Stir together the dry ingredients. Mix together the wet ingredients and add to the dry mixture. Mix to combine thoroughly. Pour into one or two well greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 55-65 minutes. Bake 55 for two loaves 65 for one. Poke a toothpick in the center to test if it is done. If it comes out clean it is done. If there is batter on the toothpick bake a little longer.