Banana Tea Bread

Banana Tea Bread

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup sour cream
1 Tbsp light rum or milk
1 tsp almond extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
Powdered sugar (optional)

Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.  Add eggs, sour cream, rum and almond extract, mixing well.  Combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with mashed bananas, mixing well after each addition.  Stir in pecans.  Pour batter into a greased 9-1/4 x 5-1/4 x 2-3/4' loaf pan.  Bake at 350~ for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until done.  If loaf gets too brown cover with aluminum foil.  Remove from pan; cool.  Sprinkle loaf with powdered sugar if desired.