Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar (half brown and half white)
  • 12 cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 13 cup buttermilk (1 T spoon vinegar in milk will substitute)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 12 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup pecans (chopped and Grandma used 1/2 c.)
  • 3 bananas, mashed (very ripe)

Method

  • Mix in order given.
  • Make sure to mix baking soda with butter milk and sift the baking powder with the flour.
  • Bake in two greased loaf pan in 300 to 325 degree oven 1 hour.
  • Mom also used a square cake pan because she only had one loaf pan.
  • Be sure oven is not too hot as these loaves burn easily.
  • Set rack in center of oven.
  • For firmer loaf use 3 cups flour.