Banana Bread

My kids LOVE this recipe! It will be gone in a day. I never throw away overripe bananas. If I can't use them that day, I put them in a freezer bag and freeze them. They will turn black and get soft when you thaw them, but the flavor is exceptional.

1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
3 medium bananas, ripe
1/2 cup buttermilk (or regular milk soured with a little vinegar)
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup chopped nuts, optional
glazing sugar or granulated sugar to sprinkle on top

Move oven racks down so that the center of your baking pan will be in the center of the oven. Turn oven on to 350 degrees. Grease two loaf pans.

Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, one at a time. Add bananas. If you don't have a powerful mixer, you may need to mash them first. I just throw them in and let the Kitchen Aid do the mashing. Add buttermilk. I never have buttermilk on hand, but you can achieve the same effect by using regular milk soured with a touch of vinegar. Add vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in nuts if desired.

Split batter between two loaf pans. Top with glazing or granulated sugar. This will get crunchy and yummy and your kids will want to eat it all...

Bake at 350 until toothpick or knife inserted in center comes out clean. I start checking on it around 35 minutes, but it may take as long as 45 minutes or so.