Banana Bread

1/2 cup butter - softened
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 bananas - mashed
2 eggs - beaten
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour (I use self-rising)
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup chopped nuts - optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray 9" x 5" loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray

(1) Cream butter and sugar
(2) Add beaten eggs, vanilla and buttermilk
(3) Add flour to mixture
(4) Stir in mashed bananas
(5) Add nuts if desired

Pour into pan and bake for 1 1/4 hours (glass loaf baking dish only requires 1 hour). Test with toothpick to determine if done.

Cool on wire baking rack.