BANANA BREAD

1/2 C butter
2 C sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2.5 C mashed banana (appx 5)
1/2 C buttermilk or yogurt
3 C whole wheat pastry flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp nutmeg


Cream butter.  Add sugar, beat well.  Add eggs and vanilla, beat.  Mix
in banana.  Stir together dry ingredients, add slowly, alternating
with buttermilk/yogurt.  Pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans,
and bake at 350 for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until toothpick comes out
clean.