BUTTERMILK BANANA BREAD

• 1 ¹⁄₃ cups sugar
• ¹⁄₂ cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• ¹⁄₂ cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 ¹⁄₄ cups mashed ripe bananas
• ³⁄₄ cup broken pecans

DIRECTIONS

• Cream sugar and butter.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition – use a mixer.
• Stir baking soda into buttermilk and add to mixture.
• Sift baking powder with flour and blend into creamed mixture.
• Add vanilla and banana and mix.
• Stir in pecans.
• Pour into greased and floured 9″x5″ loaf pan. (May also use 4 mini loaf pans.).
• Bake at 300 degrees F for about 1 1/2 hours or until loaf tests done with a toothpick. (Bake for 50-60 minutes for mini loaves.).
• Cool for 20-30 minutes before removing from pan.