1/2 c. soft butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 1/3 c. mashed ripe bananas (3 or 4 med.)
1 tbsp. milk
2 c. unsifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. chopped nuts

In a large bowl cream butter, vanilla, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, combine bananas and milk. Mix flour, soda and salt. Blend dry ingredients into creamed mixture alternately with bananas. Stir in nuts. turn into greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and turn out of pan and cool completely. Makes 1 loaf.