Boy Or Girl Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 tablespoons butter or 8 tablespoons margarine, at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole wheat flour
3 large ripe bananas, mashed (I pull them from the freezer, thaw and use)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup shelled walnuts, chopped (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven 350\u00b0F Grease a bread pan (9x5x3\").
Cream butter & sugar till light & fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Sift all purpose flour, baking soda & salt together, stir in whole wheat flour & add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
Fold in bananas, vanilla and if you want boy bread add the walnuts.
Pour mixture into pan, bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan and then remove from pan and cool completely.
Makes one loaf.
The bread freezes well.