Banana Tea Bread *****

• ½ c. butter
• 1 1/3  c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¼ c. sour cream
• 2c. sifted flour
• 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1 c. mashed ripe bananas (3 med.)
• 2 tsp. rum or vanilla or almond extract
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1 ½ c. chopped pecans or walnuts

Cream butter + sugar.  Add eggs + sour cream. Shift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Add flour mixture alternately with mashed bananas.  Add almond extract. Stir in pecans.

Turn into greased 9*5 or five 5*3 inch loaf pans.  Bake 350 degrees for 40 (mini) or 60-70 minutes.

Remove from pan. Cool. Before serving, lightly sift confectioner sugar over top of bread.