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.
