quick whole wheat banana bread

Ingredients For quick whole wheat banana bread

• have all ingredients at room temperature before starting.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees
• 1 3/4 c

  whole wheat flour (sift before measuring)
• 2 1/4 tsp

  double acting baking powder
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 5 1/2 Tbsp

  butter or earth balance butter substitute
• 2/3 c

  sugar
• 1 tsp

  grated lemon zest
• 1 to 2

  beaten eggs
• 1 to 1 1/4

  ripe mashed banana pulp
• 1 pinch

  cinnamon
• pinch

  small pinch of freshly grated or dried nutmeg
• 1/2 c

  chopped pecans (or nut of your choice)
• 1/4 c

  chopped dried apricots