Old Fashioned Banana Nut Bread

A good basic banana bread recipe made with ingredients that you probably have on hand. Freezes well.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  tablespoon  sour milk or 1  tablespoon  orange juice
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 3  ripe bananas, mashed
• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped  nuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix butter and sugar together until smooth.
3. Mix baking soda and sour milk or orange juice, and set aside.
4. Add eggs, bananas, baking soda mixture, and flour to butter and sugar mixture, mixing well after each addition.
5. Stir in nuts.
6. Pour into greased or buttered loaf pan.
7. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
8. Cool completely before slicing.