Banana Walnut Bread

**Banana-Walnut Bread**
**Source: Bitsy's Kitchen**
1 POUND LOAF 1/2 cup milk 1/3 cup bananas, mashed 1 egg 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 2 cups bread flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional 1 teaspoon active dry yeast or bread machine yeast 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted	1 1/2 POUND LOAF 2/3 cup milk 1/2 cup banana, mashed 1 egg 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 3 cups bread flour 3 tablespoons sugar 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional 1 teaspoon active dry yeast or bread machine yeast 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted

To toast nuts: Spread the nuts in a single layer in a shallow baking pan. Bake at a 350° F. oven for 5 to 10 minutes or till light golden brown, watching carefully and stirring once or twice.

Add the ingredients to a bread machine according to manufacturer's directions, adding the banana with the milk. Bake the bread using regular or white setting (use the light color setting, if available).