Banana Bread

1/4 C. butter
1 C. sugar
1 egg, beaten
Mix these together in a bowl

3 large, ripe bananas, mashed
Add to the wet ingredients

2 C. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
Mix these together before adding them to the ingredients in the wet ingredients bowl.

1/2 C. chopped nuts, optional

Pour entire mixture into bread pan - it will almost fill the pan. Bake for about 1 hour at 350 degrees. Check it with a toothpick or knife - if it comes out clean from the center of the loaf, it's done

Note: I like to just stick my bananas in the freezer when they get too ripe to eat. They turn SUPER brown, but then whenever you want to make banana bread they are ready to go. You just thaw them out and they are ready to mash into your wet ingredients.