#1752 - Buttermilk Banana Nut Bread

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups ripe/mashed bananas (peel before mashing)
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup softened butter
3 cups flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 tsp. salt

In a mixer add white sugar and butter--beat. Add eggs--beat. Add mashed bananas and vanilla--beat. Add buttermilk, baking soda and baking powder--beat. Add salt--beat. Slowly add flour--beat. Add chopped walnuts--beat. Pour batter evenly into two greased bread loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool for 15 minutes, then invert each on to a plate.