Battle of the Banana Breads

"In this corner is Patricia's banana bread - a lightweight if there ever was. And in this corner is Jackie's Banana Bread - heavyweight champion of the bake sale." Both of these are great recipes - you decide which one you like best.

Patricia's Banana Bread
Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup soft butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup mashed banana
• 2 tbsp orange rind
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup nuts

Cream butter and sugar; beat in egg and banana, rind, then milk. Sift dry ingredients together and gently fold in. Add nuts. I forget how long to bake this as bread; mostly I make muffins with it - 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Jackie's Banana Bread
Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cup banana (3 large)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk

Cream butter and sugar; add bananas, eggs and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients; add alternating with milk. Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.