Best Ever Banana Bread (Great to bring along for the Holidays)

Best Ever Banana Bread

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1 1/4 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter, at room temperature

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups banana, very ripe and mashed

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 cup nuts, chopped

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Heat oven 350* Grease bottoms of 2- 8x4" loaf pans.

Mix sugar, butter, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth.

Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and nuts. Just until moistened.

Pour into prepared pans and bake for 1 hour,

 or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

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