#2519 - Buttermilk Banana Bread

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 1/4 cups white sugar
1/2 cup softened butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

In a mixer add white sugar and butter--beat. Add eggs--beat. Add mashed bananas, buttermilk and vanilla--beat. Add baking soda and salt--beat. Slowly add flour--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add chopped nuts if you wish--stir to mix. Pour batter into two greased 8 x 4 loaf pans OR one 9 x 5 loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pans.