Banana Bread Recipe

I got this recipe from my friend Tran who tasted the finished product some time ago and was made by her co-worker Aileen. I am modifying the recipe to be the way Aileen normally makes it.

1/2 c. butter, softened

1 c. sugar

2 eggs, beaten

1 c. buttermilk

2 1/4 c. flour

1/2 t. salt

2 t. baking soda

1 t. baking powder

3 c. mashed bananas (really ripe bananas)

1 c. chopped nuts

Pre-heat over to 375 degrees, 350 for glass pans. Grease and flour a 9x5x2 baking pan.

Cream butter and sugar, add eggs.

Put the 2 teaspoons of baking soda into the 1 cup of buttermilk, stir. Add to the creamed mixture above.

In a separate bowl, sift flour and salt, add baking powder. Add to creamed mixture.

Stir in the mashed bananas. Stir in nuts.

Put in greased and floured pan. Bake for an hour. check at 50 minutes using a toothpick. When the toothpick comes out clean, the bread is done. It usually takes at least 60 minutes. You might want to cover the bread with foil so it doesn't burn the top. Do this AFTER you have the bread as brown as you want it on top (at about 50 minutes). 

This recipe works well if you want to double it so you have two loaves of Banana Bread.