Awesome Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (or 1/4 c butter plus 1/4 c applesauce)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mashed banana (about 1 1/2 medium)
• 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream or fat free sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Cream butter, sugar and eggs together.

2. 2

   Combine dry ingredients.

3. 3

   Blend both mixtures, beating until well mixed. Add mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and chopped nuts. Pour into buttered loaf pan. Sprinkle with sugar.

4. 4

   Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Cool upright for 15-20 minutes before inverting pan to remove loaf.