Banana Bread

Submitted by: Amber

¾ cup sugar
½ cup margarine or butter, softened
2 eggs
2 medium mashed ripe bananas
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
½ cup chopped nuts, if desired
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only of 9x5 or 8x4 inch loaf pan.
In large bowl, cream sugar and margarine until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs; blend in bananas, milk, and vanilla. In small bowl, combine flour, nuts, baking soda, and salt; mix well. Add to creamed mixture; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove. Cool completely on wire rack.