Grandma's Banana Bread with Buttermilk

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar white, granulated
• 1 1/2 cups bananas mashed
• 2 large eggs well beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup milk soured with 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 3/4 cup walnuts chopped, optional

1. Preheat oven to 325F (160C).
2. Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly.
3. Blend in bananas, eggs and vanilla.
4. Sift flour, baking soda and salt together.
5. Add to banana mixture, alternating with buttermilk and mixing thoroughly after each addition.
6. Add nuts if using and gently mix.
7. Pour batter into greased and floured loaf pan.
8. Bake for 1 1/4 hours, or until done.

butter, sugar white, bananas mashed, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, walnuts

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/grandmas-banana-bread-buttermil-50653 (may not work)