Banana Banana Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 8 ounces butter, softened at room temperature (2 sticks)
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant banana pudding mix
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups ripe bananas, mashed (about 4 medium)
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°.
• 2 grease two 9 x 5 loaf pans.
• 3 cream butter and sugar well.
• 4 add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla and mix well.
• 5 add instant pudding, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon, mixing well.
• 6 slowly add flour, one cup at a time, until well mixed.
• 7 peel bananas, mash and add to mixture.
• 8 add pecans and mix until blended.
• 9 pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.