Banana Bread

1 ¼ cups sugar
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
1 ½ cups mashed very ripe bananas (about 3-4 medium bananas)
½ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease bottom only of a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl, mix sugar and butter. Add eggs, bananas, buttermilk and vanilla; beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and nuts just until moistened. Pour batter into the pan.

Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from the pan to cooling rack. Cool about 1 hour before slicing.






I'm linking my banana bread to Foodie Friday at Designs by Gollum.