Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter, softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour *
1 1/2 c. mashed, ripe bananas (3 to 4)
1 tsp. baking soda *
1 tsp. salt *
1 c. chopped walnuts
1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. lemon juice (for each c. bananas to prevent darkening)

Preparation

Place oven rack in lowest position.
Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans (8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch) or 1 loaf pan (9 x 5 x 3-inch).
Mix sugar and butter in a large bowl.
Stir in eggs until well blended.
Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
Stir in remaining ingredients except nuts. Stir in nuts.
Pour into pans.
Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 1/4 hours or when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool 5 minutes.
Cool completely before slicing.