Bahama Bread

Ingredients

 * 2 cup Flour
 * 1 tsp Baking Soda
 * 1/2 tsp Salt
 * 1/2 cup Butter
 * 1 cup Sugar
 * 2 x Eggs
 * 1/3 cup Milk
 * 1 tsp Lemon Juice OR
 * 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
 * 1/2 cup CHOPPED Nuts, OPTIONAL
 * 2 - 3 Very Ripe Bananas

Directions

 * 1) 2-3 Ea VERY RIPE bananas; MASHED PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 COMBINE flour, baking soda, AND salt IN A BOWL cream THE butter IN A MIXING BOWL GRADUALLY ADD THE Sugar AND MIX TO WELL BLENDED ADD THE eggs AND THE banana MIX UNTILL WELL BLENDED.
 * 2) COMBINE THE milk AND lemon juice IN A LARGE BOWL.
 * 3) ALTERNATELY MIX THE flour MIXTURE INTO THE banana MIXTURE. ADD A LITTLE AT A TIME, BEGINNING AND ENDING WITH THE DRY INGREDIENTS.
 * 4) BLEND WELL AFTER EAcH ADDITION. ADD nuts.
 * 5) TURN THE BATTER INTO A HEAVILY BUTTERED 9 X 5 X 3 INcH LOAF PAN.
 * 6) BAKE FOR ONE HOUR OR UNTIL bread IS GOLDEN AND SPRINGS BACK WHEN TOUCHED.
 * 7) COOL IN PAN FOR TEN MINUTES. TAKE bread OUT OF PAN AND COOL cOMPLETELY