Banana Poppy Seed Quick Bread

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From a dole pamphlet i've had sitting around since 1986! this is a nice twist on a standard banana bread or poppy seed bread. i love the light hint of lemon in the bread too with the lemon zest.

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Steps

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Mash bananas with a potato masher until all large pieces are broken down - you should receive about 1 cup of banana total.

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If not , then add enough banana to equal one cup.

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Cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy.

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Beat in eggs and grated lemon peel until blended.

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Combine the flour , baking powder , salt and cinnamon.

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Beat the bananas into the wet ingredients alternately with the dry ingredients -- repeating twice ending with dry ingredients.

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Hand stir in the poppy seeds.

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Pour into a well-greased 9x5 inch loaf pan.

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Bake at 350 f for 50-60 minutes until pick inserted in center comes out clean.

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Cool in pan for 10-15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to completely cool.

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Ingredients

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bananas, sugar, butter, eggs, lemon peel, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, poppy seed