Banana Bread (Martha Stewart)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter room temp (plus more for greasing pan)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup mashed banana
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans (opt)

Directions:

Preheat oven 350, butter bread pan. In electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, and beat to incorporate

In a medium bowl, wish together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture, and mix until just combined. Add bananas, sour cream, and vanilla mix to combine. Stir in nuts and pour into prepared pan.

Bake about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Rest in pan for 10 minutes, turn out onto a rack and cool.