Banana Bread

I made a few changes to this recipe from  The Martha Stewart Cookbook.

Ingredients:

1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (about 2 medium bananas)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1/2 medium banana, medium diced

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Butter a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.

With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, beating well.

Stir the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl and then combine with the butter mixture. Blend well. Add the mashed bananas, sour cream, and vanilla. Stir well. Fold in the nuts and diced banana and pour into the prepared pan.

Bake 1 hour, until a cake tester comes out clean. Turn out onto a rack to cool.

Makes 1 loaf.