Banana Nut Bread

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½ cup butter or shortening 1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

3 ripe bananas
2 eggs, well beaten

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking-powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nut meats

3 tablespoons butter milk

➔Cream butter; gradually add sugar and cream until fluffy. Add vanilla; mix. Mash bananas; add to creamed mixture. Gradually add eggs. Sift dry ingredients together. Add nuts; mix. Add buttermilk to creamed mixture; do not stir. Add dry ingredients; stir just enough to moisten well. Bake in loaf pan lined with buttered paper (350F) for 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes in pas; turn out on wire rack. 9X5 inch loaf.

Mrs. C. A. Johnson, Ardmore, Oklahoma - A Taste of Texas ©1968