1 c. butter
2 c. white sugar
4 X-lg. eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
7 lg. ripe bananas, mashed (about 3-3 1/2 c. mashed bananas)
3 c. unsifted flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
2 c. lg. walnut pieces

Grease and flour two 5 x 9 inch loaf pans. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. With mixer, beat butter. Add sugar and beat. Add eggs and beat well after each addition. Add vanilla.

Mash bananas. Add 1/3 of flour mixture, add 1/2 of bananas, add 1/3 of flour, add 1/2 of bananas, add remaining flour. Stir in nuts.

Divide into 2 loaf pans. Bake at 375 degrees about 60-65 minutes. (Test with toothpick. Remove from oven when toothpick comes out clean.) Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pan. While loaves are still warm, wrap and freeze to seal in moisture.