Gram's Banana Bread

2 cups flour
1 Tbsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 large very ripe bananas

Optional addition: 1/2 cup chopped nuts, raisins, or chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375°. Grease and flour two small (4x7 inch) loaf pans, or line muffin tins.

Combine flour, soda, and salt, then sift into a medium bowl.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla and spices, beating well. Blend in buttermilk, then alternate adding bananas and flour mixture plus optional ingredients until batter is smooth and well mixed.

Spoon into pans, cook on center rack in preheated oven until done (about 50 minutes for bread, 25 minutes for standard muffins, and 20 minutes for mini-muffins). Let cool in pans for a few minutes, turn out into wire racks, dust loaves with powdered sugar when cool.

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