Ingredients
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1/4 pound butter (1/2 stick)
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1 cup sugar
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2 eggs
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3 tablespoons buttermilk
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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2 cups flour
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4 bananas
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 cup nuts — optional
Instructions
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Dissolve soda in buttermilk (note dissolve soda in this step, not baking powder)
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Melt butter.
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Mix soda/buttermilk mixture, butter, and sugar.
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Beat eggs slightly; add.
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Sift flour and baking powder together; add.
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Mash bananas well; add.
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Add nuts if desired.
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Bake at 350 °F for about an hour in greased loaf pan. Bread is done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Notes:
Recipe from Carol Reeves (Char’s mother). Good with whole wheat flour.
