Posted by: Nancy K 11-05-99 5:24 PM
Banana Bread (High Altitude)
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 grated orange or lemon peel ( optional)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup mashed bananas
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Mix sugar, oil, eggs, milk and orange or lemon peel together in large bowl.
Sift or stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices together.
Blend dry ingredients into sugar-oil mixture.
Blend in fruit pulp. Pour batter into greased loaf pan and cut through 2 or 3 times with knife or spatula.
Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean . Remove from oven. Let cool in pan 10 minutes.
Remove to finish cooling on rack.