Beat together eggs, sugar, milk and oil. Stir flour, cornmeal, salt and baking powder into egg mixture, using as few strokes as possible. Bake in greased 8×8 baking dish at 400 degrees for 25-30 min or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a larger mixing bowl at medium speed, beat sugar, oil, and eggs until well blended. Beat in bananas and lemon rind. At low speed, beat in flour mixture just until blended. By hand, stir in nuts. Spoon batter into loaf pan.
Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.