Jamaican Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (dark)
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 tablespoon nutmeg (freshly grated)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 bananas (ripe, mashed)
• 2/3 cup raisins (tossed with 1 tsp. of flour)
• 1/3 cup pecans (coarsely chopped)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350˚.

2. 2

   Spray an 8 ½ by 4 ½ inch loaf pan with baking spray.

3. 3

   In a bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

4. 4

   Add the egg and beat the mixture thoroughly.

5. 5

   Add the flour, baking powder, and nutmeg and mix well.

6. 6

   Add the bananas and vanilla extract and mix well.

7. 7

   Fold the pecans and raisins into the batter and mix well.

8. 8

   Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for one hour or until a skewer inserted into the loaf comes out clean.

9. 9

   Let cool down completely before slicing.