Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (the real stuff, please - it does make a difference!)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup banana, mashed
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp soda
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts are best - pecans aren't assertive enough)
• 1/2 cup sour cream (this is the magic ingredient that makes it so moist)

Procedure

1. Cream sugar and butter, add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
2. Add vanilla and stir in bananas. Mix well.
3. Combine flour, salt and soda and blend into banana mixture 1/2 cup at a time.
4. Stir in nuts.
5. Gently fold in sour cream.
6. Pour mixture into 9x5x3 greased pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
7. Cool in pan for 20 minutes before turning onto a rack.

This is great for breakfast, mid-morning coffee break, brownbag lunch dessert, after work pick-me-up, late night snack - in other words, you'll be looking for an excuse to have more. It also makes a great gift for someone you like a lot!

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