| 1 cup | Flour |
| 1 cup | Whole wheat flour |
| 1 1/2 tsp | Baking powder |
| 1/2 tsp | Baking soda |
| 2 | Eggs |
| 5 tbsp | Butter (or use low-fat margarine) |
| 1/4 cup | Buttermilk |
| 1 tsp | Lemon juice |
| 5 | Large bananas |
| 1/2 cup | Sugar |
| 1/4 tsp | Salt |
| 1 cup | Pecan or walnut halves |
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch loaf pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl, sift flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Reserve.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, food processor, or blender, add eggs, butter, buttermilk, lemon juice, bananas, sugar, and salt.
4. Mix or blend until smooth. \slowly add dry ingredients. Fold in nuts. Pour batter into pan and bake 1 hour and 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Substitute nuts with dried fruit for a fun and interesting flavor.
Decrease the amount of sugar used each time you make this recipe...you may find that it does not need the extra sugar.
Substitute apple sauce for 1/2 of the butter/margarine to decrease the fat.