Bahama Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• ⅓ cup milk
• 1 tsp lemon juice or
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup chopped nuts, optional
• 2 – 3 very ripe bananas; mashed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl cream the butter in a mixing bowl
3. Gradually add the sugar and mix to well blended
4. Add the eggs and the banana mix until well blended.
5. Combine the milk and lemon juice in a large bowl.
6. Alternately mix the flour mixture into the banana mixture.
7. Add a little at a time, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
8. Blend well after each addition.
9. Add nuts.
10. Turn the batter into a heavily buttered 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
11. Bake for one hour or until bread is golden and springs back when touched.
12. Cool in pan for ten minutes.
13. Take bread out of pan and cool completely.