Going Bananas For Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed banana (very ripe)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional)

Preparation

1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
2. Butter 9x5x3 - inch loaf pan.
3. With an electric mixer - cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs beating well.
4. Sift dry ingredients together and combine with butter mixture - blend well.
5. Add the bananas, sour cream and vanilla. Stir well.
6. Stir in the nuts (if desired) and pour into prepared pan.
7. Bake 1 hour, until cake tester comes out clean.
8. Turn out onto rack to cool.