Vegan Banana Bread

I got this recipe 7 years ago at the Enrichment Meeting of our Grafenwoer Branch (we were stationed in Vilseck, Germany then). The lady who shared it with us used to be an overwieght sickly mother of 6 gone super healthy and back to normal weight using vegan diet. She said this was a life-saver for her, since her health has gotten to be so poor, but she felt tons better within a matter of weeks! So, there's no eggs or milk in this recipe, and it calls for whole-wheat flour. Though I don't feel like becoming a vegan any time soon, this recipe has become the only one we use to make banana bread at our house.

                                             3 ripe bananas

                                             juice of one lemon (or 3 Tbsp lemon juice)

                                             1/2 cup oil

                                             1/2 cup brown sugar

                                             2 cups whole wheat flour

                                             1/2 tsp salt

                                             1/2 tsp baking soda

                                             1/2 tsp baking powder

                                             1 cup raisins (optional)

                                             1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Mash bananas and mix them with lemon juice. Add oil and sugar. Mix dry ingridients and combine them with banana mixture. Stir in raisins and nuts. Bake at 375 F for 40-45 minutes.