Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients:
1 cup walnuts or pecans, toasted and coarsley chopped (optional)
Chocolate chips (optional)
3/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 large eggs, lightly beaton
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
3 ripe large bananas mashed well (about 1-1/2 cups)
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 and spray bread pan
In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nuts. Set aside.
In a medium sized bowl combine the mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, lightly fold the wet ingredients into the dry just until combined and the batter is thick and chunky ( Do not over mix the batter) Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake until bread is golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean (about 50 minutes).