Banana cookies

1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 medium bananas
1 egg
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts Opt.

Heat oven to 375 degrees
Mix sugars, bananas, and egg in a large
bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt
(dough should be stiff). Fold in nuts.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls
on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until light brown.
Let cookies cool slightly then remove from
cookie sheet with a spatula. Makes 2 dozen

Banna Nut Bread

1 3/4 cups flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup oil (can be substituted for same amount butter)
2 eggs
2 tablespoons rice milk (regular milk can be used)
1 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Stir together flour, baking powder, soda and 3/4 teaspoon
salt. Set aside.
In a mixer bowl beat sugar and oil with electric mixer till
light scraping sides of bowl often. Add eggs and the milk,
beating till smooth. Add flour mixture and banana alternately
to mixture, beating till smooth after each addition. Fold in
nuts.
Turn batter into a lightly greased 8x4x2 inch loaf pan. Bake
in a 350 degree oven for 60 to 65 minutes. Cool in pan for
10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool. For easier slicing, wrap
and store over night Makes 1 loaf.