Buttermilk Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 3/4 cup broken pecans

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar and butter.
• 2 add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition - use a mixer.
• 3 stir baking soda into buttermilk and add to mixture.
• 4 sift baking powder with flour and blend into creamed mixture.
• 5 add vanilla and banana and mix.
• 6 stir in pecans.
• 7 pour into greased and floured 9"x5" loaf pan. (may also use 4 mini loaf pans.).
• 8 bake at 300 degrees f for about 1 1/2 hours or until loaf tests done with a toothpick. (bake for 50-60 minutes for mini loaves.).
• 9 cool for 20-30 minutes before removing from pan.