Banana-Pecan Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350°.
2. 2
   Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
3. 3
   In large bowl, mix first 5 ingredients.
4. 4
   With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor fashion, cut in margarine or butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
5. 5
   Stir in bananas, pecans, lemon peel and egg just until flour is moistened.
6. 6
   Spoon batter evenly into loaf pan.
7. 7
   Bake bread 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.
8. 8
   Cool bread in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
9. 9
   Remove from pan and finish cooling on wire rack.
10. 10
    Makes 1 loaf.