Banana Bread

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 ½ cups bananas -- mashed
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup applesauce
• ½ cup nuts -- optional

PREPARATION:

1. Sif together dry ingredients.
2. In a seperate bowl, mix together wet ingredients, including mashed bananas.
3. Fold wet mixture into flour mixture until just moistened.
4. Pour into 1 large loaf pan or two small ones.
5. Bake at 325 until toothpick comes out clean.
6. This may take an hour or more, but the low temperature will ensure them middle gets bakes without burning the outside.