Best Banana Bread Ever

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped nuts, if desired

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 f grease bottoms only 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans or 1 (9x5-inch) loaf pan.
• 2 in large bowl, mix sugar and butter. add eggs, bananas,buttermilk and vanilla; beat with electric mixer on medium speed till smooth. stir in flour, bakingsoda, salt and nuts just until moistened. pour batter into pans.
• 3 bake 8 inch loaves 1 hour, 9-inch loaf 1 hour and 15 min or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. cool 10 minutes. loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans to cooling rack. cool one hour before slicing.