Greeting the new season with our banana nut bread

(November 2001) November is an exciting time on Harbour Island: It's the beginning of our season. The time to greet our old friends and long-time winter residents. Yards are trimmed, fences painted, and houses fixed up for the rush of families making the journey south for pink sand, junkanoo music, and warm turquoise waters.

Ms. Sarah is fixing up her booth with straw hats and farmers bags. Joe, Stanley, Vincent, and the other bonefishing guides are stringing the rods and painting the bottoms of their boats. And Anthony the farmer has got the lettuce, arugula, and other choice veggies ready for chefs and housewifes to whip up Briland favorites like our tasty banana nut bread. If you can't make it down to the bakery to try it, here's the recipe:

Arthur's Banana Nut Bread Recipe

3 C flour
1 1/2 C white sugar
1 tbs baking soda
1/2 C butter
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg

5 very ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 C buttermilk
1 egg
1/4 C chopped walnuts or pecans

Mix together top seven ingredients. Add mashed bananas and mix well for five minutes. Pour into two 8" loaf pans or one 10" bundt cake pan well greased. Top with nuts. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes.

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