Buttermilk Banana Bread

Buttermilk Banana Bread

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 2 Large Loaves

Ingredients
  

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

Instructions
 

  • 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.