Banana Bread

By Iowamomof3

Ingredients

• 2 Cups flour
• 1 TB. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 Cup butter
• 1 Cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 Cup buttermilk
• 2 large bananas, mashed (very ripe–the browner the better), a bit over 1 cup
• 1/2 Cup chopped nuts

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 120mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour 1 large or 2 small loaf pans. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla extract. Beat well. Blend in buttermilk, then add mashed bananas and flour mixture, stirring just until batter is smooth. Pour into loaf pan. Cook on center rack in preheated oven until done–1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes. When done, the loaf will have risen, be golden brown, and no gooiness will be visible inside the cracks on the top of the loaf. If using small loaf pans, bake at 375° for 40-50 minutes.