Ashleys Banana Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. 2
   Grease 2 9 x 5-inch loaf pans.
3. 3
   With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
4. 4
   Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. 5
   Beat in the bananas and vanilla.
6. 6
   Sift the flour together with the baking soda and salt and add to the banana mixture alternately with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour.
7. 7
   Fold in the nuts.
8. 8
   Pour the batter into the loaf pans and bake for 55 minutes.
9. 9
   Cool slightly in the pan before turning the loaves out onto wire racks to cool completely.