Receipe of the Week - Mrs. Nellita's Banana Bread

If you have ever eaten Nellita's Young's banana bread, you know how delicious it is.  So simple and makes two loaves.

INDESCRIBABLY DELICIOUS BANANA BREAD

Banana Bread:

1 cup butter                            

1 ½ cups sugar 

4 very ripe bananas, mashed 

2 large eggs, beaten   

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

4 tablespoons buttermilk                    

2 cups all purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream butter and sugar.  Mash bananas; add beaten eggs, vanilla and buttermilk, mixing well.  Add banana mixture to butter and sugar mixture.  Sift together flour, soda and salt; add to banana mixture, beat well.  Pour into 2 greased and floured 9x5x3 inch loaf pans.  Bake for 45-50 minutes or until bread pulls away from sides of pan.  Yield:  2 loaves

Topping:

4 tablespoons butter

7 tablespoons dark brown sugar

3 1/2 tablespoons milk

1 cup (or more if desired) chopped nuts

Melt butter in saucepan.  Add sugar and milk, mixing well until sugar dissolves.  Cook until consistency of syrup.  Remove from heat and add chopped pecans.  Spoon evenly over each loaf, spreading to all corners.  Place under broiler until bubbly and brown.  Watch closely so topping does not burn.

Hope you enjoy!!