This recipe is from one of the books I must have received from my cookbook club decades ago when I was a young unmarried woman. I know I've been making this banana bread for about 45 years. The book is The Gift-Giver's Cookbook (1971) by Jane Green and Judith Choate. I'm sorry to say I'm not sure where my cookbook is but the recipe's been copied in several places.Bettye's Banana Bread
Cream 1/3 c. butter with 2/3 cup sugar until the mixture is fluffy. Add 2 eggs one at a time. Blend in 3 mashed bananas. Bananas should be 1/4 c. to 1/3 c. each and for this recipe I would want at least 1 to 1-1/4 cup of mashed bananas.
Sift together 1-3/4 cup flour, 2 tsp. baking powder, 1/4 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. salt. Add the flour to the sugar/banana mixture together until mixed. Add 1 tsp. vanilla. Add nuts if desired.
Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees in a 9" loaf pan until tester comes out clean.
