Great Grandma's Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup ripe bananas, mashed (or you can use more)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp buttermilk/yoghurt
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional; I use walnuts)
• Spices to taste (optional)

Method

• Preheat oven to 325° F; grease a loaf pan.
• Mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices (if using spices) in a bowl and set aside.
• Cream together the butter and sugar, then add the egg and continue.
• Add the buttermilk/yoghurt and the banana and mix well.
• Once all wet ingredients are combined, add the dry ingredients and mix well.
• If using them, mix in the nuts, then put mixture into loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour. Let cool for a little while before cutting.

Notes

This recipe is super old, and the original uses shortening instead of butter (I don't know what kind of buttermilk she used). I honestly don't know what the exact method my great grandma used to make this, so I usually just follow a basic creaming method and add all the wet ingredients that aren't butter or sugar as I feel like it. Also, you can always add more banana to give a stronger flavour, and you can also include spices like cinnamon if you want to.