Grandma Pearl'S Banana Bread
["1 stick butter, softened", "1 c. sugar", "2 eggs, beaten", "3 to 4 ripe bananas, mashed", "1 tsp. vanilla", "1 tsp. salt", "1 tsp. baking soda", "2 c. flour", "2 c. chopped walnuts (optional)"]
["Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.", "Blend first 5 ingredients until smooth. Mix in last 4 ingredients and blend well.", "Pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 40 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean."]
["butter", "sugar", "eggs", "bananas", "vanilla", "salt", "baking soda", "flour", "walnuts"]