Banana Bread (Barbara Bondurant)

Dry

• 2 cups sugar (~400 g)
• 4 cups flour (~500 g)
• 2 tsp. soda (~10 g)
• 4 cups nuts (~480 g)

Wet

• 1/2 cup butter (~115 g)
• 4 eggs, well beaten (~200 g)
• 6 Tbsp. buttermilk (~85 g)

Other

• 6 bananas, mashed (~710 g)

1. 1

   Cream together the sugar, butter and eggs.

2. 2

   Add the flour and soda, and mix well.

3. 3

   Add the bananas, buttermilk and nuts.

4. 4

   Pour into 2 greased 4" x 9" loaf pans.

5. 5

   Bake at 275–300 degrees for one hour. Then raise the temperature to 350 degrees for another half hour. Be sure to bake in a slow oven the first hour.