Spiced Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon spiced rum
• 1 teaspoon coffee, ground
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 apple, peeled, cored, and diced
• 4 -5 bananas, slightly mashed (about 2 1/2 cups)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 grease 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• 3 mix flour, baking powder, baking soda,
• 4 salt, spices, coffee and lemon zest together and set aside.
• 5 beat butter in large mixing bowl until soft and creamy.
• 6 beat in sugar
• 7 add eggs, vanilla and rum and beat until blended.
• 8 add flour mix and beat until well blended.
• 9 fold in mashed bananas, apple, and chocolate chips.
• 10 pour into prepared pan.
• 11 bake in center of oven for 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 12 cool in pan 10 minutes.
• 13 invert from pan and cool completely on rack.