banana bread

1 1/4 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter (softened)

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease the bottoms of loaf pan 9x5x3. mix sugar and butter. Stir in eggs until well blended. Add bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt until just moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pan. Bake about 1 1/4 hours or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely (2 hours)