Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. plus Tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
3/4 c. firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. buttermilk
2 c. mashed ripe banana
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Stir in banana and pecans.
Spoon batter into a greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely.