Apple Butter-Banana Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup (2 small) mashed ripe banana
• 1/2 cup apple butter
• 1/4 cup canola or cooking oil

Directions:

Grease and flour the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan; set aside.

In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. Make a well in center of the flour mixture; set aside.

In a medium bowl combine eggs, sugar, banana, apple butter, and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Spoon batter into prepared pan.

Bake in a 350 degree F oven about 45 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing. Makes: 1 loaf

Source: Courtesy of Ladies Home Journal

By Jodi from Aurora, CO

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