Banana Bread

1 1/4 c sugar
1/2 c stick butter, softened
2 large eggs
3-4 medium bananas, mashed
1/2 c buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Move oven racks to the lowest position, so the tops of the loaf pans will be in the center of the oven. Preheat oven to 350. Grease bottoms of two loaf pans. Mix sugar and butter together. Stir in eggs. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla and stir until smooth. Stir in flour, soda and salt until they are moistened. Pour into pans. For 8 inch pans, bake one hour; 9 inch pans need to bake one hour and fifteen minutes. When the loaves are done, cool in the pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then loosen the sides of the loaves from pans. Then remove from pans and cool completely before slicing.