Banana Bread

 ¹/₂ cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

1 cup bananas

1¹/₂ cup flour

1 tsp soda

¹/₄ cup buttermilk

¹/ ₂ cup chopped nuts, optional

Cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs and flavoring and mix well.  Add bananas.  Combine flour, soda and salt, mix in creamed mixture.  Add buttermilk, mix well.  Fold in nuts. 

Bake in a greased loaf pan at 350° for 1 hour.

Contributed by Sharlene C.