1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium)
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts, if desired
Instructions
Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center
of oven. Heat oven to 350 F. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8
1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
Mix sugar, applesauce and margarine in large bowl. Stir in egg
product until well blended. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla.
Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until
moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pans.
Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 1/4 hours,
or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10
minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans
and place top side up on wire rack. Cool completely, about 1
hour, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature
up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.
