Banana Bread

2 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp water
2 cups bananas, mashed
1/4 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
chocolate chips, optional

Preheat oven to 350. Sift together flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.

Melt butter on the stove or in microwave.  Mix butter and sugar until well blended.  Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each.  Add bananas and vanilla.  Fold in flour mixture and nuts.  Blend until flour is moist.

Pour into 2 greased loaf pans.  Bake 1 hour or until center of loaf is firm and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

- Julie