INGREDIENTS:

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 mashed bananas
1/2 c. walnuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Blend butter, sugar and eggs in bowl; mix well. Add flour, baking soda and salt; mix together with butter, sugar and eggs. Add bananas and nuts. Bake in loaf or tube pan at 375 degrees for 50-60 minutes.

INGREDIENTS:

1 c. butter
2 c. white sugar
4 X-lg. eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
7 lg. ripe bananas, mashed (about 3-3 1/2 c. mashed bananas)
3 c. unsifted flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. soda
2 c. lg. walnut pieces

DIRECTIONS:

Grease and flour two 5 x 9 inch loaf pans. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. With mixer, beat butter. Add sugar and beat. Add eggs and beat well after each addition. Add vanilla.

Mash bananas. Add 1/3 of flour mixture, add 1/2 of bananas, add 1/3 of flour, add 1/2 of bananas, add remaining flour. Stir in nuts.

Divide into 2 loaf pans. Bake at 375 degrees about 60-65 minutes. (Test with toothpick. Remove from oven when toothpick comes out clean.) Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pan. While loaves are still warm, wrap and freeze to seal in moisture.

INGREDIENTS:

1 3/4 c. whole wheat flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. walnuts, chopped
1/3 c. oil
2 eggs
3 med. bananas, mashed (about 1 c.)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and nuts thoroughly. Mix oil and eggs together. Mix in bananas. Add dry ingredients to banana mixture. Stir until just smooth. Pour into loaf pan. Bake 45 minutes or until firmly set when lightly touched in center. Cool on rack. Remove from pan after 10 minutes.