Banana Bread

I've made this bread for years - my kids' teachers always ask for the recipe!

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 1 Loaf

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 2  bananas, thinly sliced
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
• 2  eggs
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour bottom only of loaf pan.
3. In a large bowl, blend together sugar, bananas, butter and eggs; beat well.
4. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; beat until well blended.
5. Stir in nuts.
6. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
7. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing.