Amy Grants Grandma Grant Banana Nut Bread

charlened's Note:

From Feb 2009 Good Housekeeping

• Total Time: 1 hrs 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 1.0 loaf

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup butter , softened
• 2 eggs , large
• 3 bananas , sliced
• 2 cups flour
• ½ cup pecans , chopped
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Grease 8x4 loaf pan.
2. cream sugar with butter. Mix in eggs, bananas, flour, pecans, baking soda and salt.
3. Pour into prepared pan.
4. Place loaf pan in cold oven.
5. Set oven to 300F and bake bread 1 1/2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. cool bread in pan 5 minutes on wire rack, then remove from pan and cool completely, right side up.