How to make:
Yields
8 servings
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
1 hour
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
Step 2
In a medium Bowl , combine flour, baking soda and salt.
Step 3
In a large Bowl , cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the mashed bananas. Fold in walnuts if desired.
Step 4
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
Step 5
Bake for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.