Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. white sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
2 large or 3 small bananas, mashed
2 c. plain flour, sifted
1/2 c. nuts (optional)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda, dissolved in buttermilk

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs and beat well.
Add mashed bananas, nuts, flour and soda (dissolved in the buttermilk) and flavoring.
Bake in a greased loaf pan in 350\u00b0 oven for 45 to 50 minutes.
Cool partially in pan.
May use cream cheese topping if desired.