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• Yield 24 Servings
• Level Medium

Simple banana-nut bread recipe containing walnuts (or pecans) that goes well for breakfast. Don't forget your favorite condiment.
 

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Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine or butter (1 stick), softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

1. 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan, 9 x 5 x 3 inches.
2. 2. Mix sugar and margarine in large bowl. Stir in eggs. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla until smooth; beat until smooth.
3. 3. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda just until flour is moistened. Stir in walnuts. Pour into pans.
4. 4. Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.
5. 5. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack before slicing. Store tightly wrapped in refrigerator up to 1 week.