Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups unbleached flour
1 cup mashed banana
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350*F.
In a large bowl cream together the sugar and butter;
add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in mashed bananas and vanilla and continue beating
until mixture is smooth.
In a measuring cup stir baking soda into the buttermilk
and add it to the banana mixture with the flour and
chopped nuts. Stir the batter until it is just combined.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x5 inch loaf pan
and bake for 1 hour or until a cake tester inserted in
the center comes out clean.
Transfer the bread to a rack and let it cool in the pan
for 10 minutes.
Turn it out onto a rack and let it cool completely.