Livestrong Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk (preferably not lowfat)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups flour
2 mashed ripe bananas
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter, sugar, eggs, bananas and vanilla together into a lovely, ooey-gooey mess.
Mix the buttermilk and soda together and add to the sweet, creamy banana mess.
Gradually add the flour and salt and mix well.
Add chopped nuts.
Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan and bake for one hour or until center is cooked.