Recipe#2002

Title: Banana 13

From: ahrensm@alpha.hanover.edu (Marsha Ahrens) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: BANANA BREAD 
 Date: 20 Aug 1994 13:12:30 -0400 
 Message-ID: ahrensm.4.0015B38F@alpha.hanover.edu 

1/3 c oil
 1 c brown sugar
 3 bananas (very ripe, mashed)
 1 tsp. vanilla
 2 eggs (or 3 egg whites)
 1 c flour (or 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 white)
 1/2 c instant oatmeal
 1/2 c wheat germ 
 2 tsp baking powder
 2 tsp cinnamon
 1/2 tsp ground ginger
 1/4 tsp nutmeg
 1/2 c raisins (optional)
 1/2 c coarsely chopped pecans
 Preheat oven to 325 deg. F.  Grease loaf pan.
 In a large bowl, combine oil and sugar until smooth.  Add bananas,
 vanilla and eggs.  In a medium bowl combine flour, oats, wheat
 germ, baking powder and spices.  Add to banana mixture, stir until
 combined.  Add raisins and/or nuts.  Pour into prepared pan.
 Bake 1 hour and 10 mins or until wooden pick comes out clean.  Turn
 immediately onto a cooling rack.
 Recipe can be doubled or tripled without alteration.  Freezes well.
 To make mini loaves, reduce cooking time and check often for
 doneness.