2 c. sugar

1 c. butter (2 sticks- lightly salted)

2 eggs

3 c. flour

2 t. baking soda

1/2 buttermilk (I keep Saco dry buttermilk in the refrigerator and add water to it)

4-6 VERY ripe bananas

1 t. vanilla

chopped walnuts - optional

semi sweet chocolate chips - optional 

 

Cream sugar, butter, vanilla.  Add eggs. Mix. Add dry ingredients. Mix. Add buttermilk. Mix.  Add bananas.  Mix very well until there are no lumps of bananas. Stir in chocolate chips.

Pour into loaf pans that have been coated w/ non stick spray or coat w/butter and then lightly flour.

Bake at 350 for about an hour.  Stick a knife down through the center to check it and if it comes out clean take it out of the oven.  Let cool and then take out of loaf pans and set on counter to cool.

When completely cool cut into 1/2 inch slices and store in foil.