Banana-Nut Bread

This is my favorite Banana-Nut Bread recipe. It comes from a cookbook that we sold when I was in Home Ec class in High School,so it's going on 40 years old. Recipes were submitted by Home Economic teachers all over the country. We love this banana bread.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Yields: 2 loafs

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 3  cups flour, sifted
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 3⁄4 cup  mashed banana
• 1  cup pecans, chopped

Directions

1. Cream butter; add sugar and mix until light and fluffy.
2. Add beaten eggs and blend well.
3. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and soda together.
4. Add milk to banana. Add alternately with dry ingredients to creamed mixture.
5. Fold in chopped pecans; pour into two greased loaf pans.
6. Bake at 350 degrees 40 to 50 minutes.