Bettye'S Best Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup softened margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 - 1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup well-mashed over-ripe banana
Glaze (optional)
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 -3 tablespoons lemon juice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Grease and flour two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2 inch loaf pans.
Combine flour, salt, and baking soda.
Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately.
Beat batter 2-3 minutes.
Stir in vanilla, nuts, and bananas.
Spoon into loaf pans.
Bake about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick can be inserted and pulled out clean.
Cool before adding glaze.
For the glaze, stir confectioners' sugar and lemon juiice until smooth.
Pour over cooled loaves.