Banana Bread
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 ripe bananas
1 tsp. vanilla
4 Tbsp buttermilk
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat eggs and stir into the mixture. Mash the bananas. Stir the bananas, vanilla and buttermilk to the mixture. Combine the flour, soda and salt into a sifter and sift into the mixture. Stir until just smooth. Pour into two greased 9"x 5"x 3" loaf pans or pour it all into a 9 inch ring mold. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
Our comments: We are big banana bread fans. Nobody complains about this recipe.
Oatmeal Banana Bread. Substitute brown sugar for regular sugar. Double the buttermilk. Only 1 cup of flour. Add 1 cup of oatmeal.
Hattie
New York