BANANA NUT BREAD

3 very ripe large bananas
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 tbsp buttermilk or sour cream
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Place bananas, eggs, butter, buttermilk or sour cream, lemon juice and sugar into a blender container or work bowl of food processor, fitted with steel blade. Whirl until smooth.

In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Pour banana mixture over flour mixture. Stir just until flour is moistened. Stir in the nuts. Turn into greased 9 by 4 inch bread loaf pan or into two 3 by 7 inch bread pans.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 55 to 65 minutes or until bread tests done when a skewer is inserted in the center.
Allow to cool 5 minutes in pan, then turn out onto wire racks and complete cooling.