Grandma's Banana Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 6 very ripe bananas, mashed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• in a large bowl, cream together the sugar and margarine until light and fluffy. stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla.
• in a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. blend this mixture into the egg mixture, alternately with the buttermilk; stir just to combine. fold in the mashed bananas; mixing just enough to evenly combine. pour batter into prepared pan.
• bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes our clean, about 60 minutes.