Starbucks Banana Walnut Bread

Starbucks does not make their banana bread with butter, I think this comes out more rich this way. You can also add in a sprinkle or two of cinnamon and sugar into this, again, not in their recipe, it does add that little something extra.

Ingredients
1 3/4 C. flour (bread flour can be used )
2/3 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 C. mashed ripe (this is usually 2 or 3 bananas)
1/3 C. margarine
2 Tbsp. milk
2 eggs
1 cup chopped walnuts (divided into 2 (1/2 C.) portions

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium size bowl combine all dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt), stir together to combine. In another medium size bowl combine margarine and sugar, with a mixer cream the margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add in mashed bananas and eggs, and mix well. Add 1/2 of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mix until the flour is just mixed in, then add in the remaining flour and 1/2 cup walnuts, blend together until everything is mixed together. Do not overstir.

Pour batter into a greased 8×4 inch loaf pan. Then top the batter with the remaining chopped walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack.