Cindy's Banana Bread

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
4 large ripe bananas -- (1 cup mashed)
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup buttermilk -- plus 1 tablespoon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups chopped nuts

In a large bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In another mixing bowl combine eggs, bananas, oil, buttermilk and vanilla. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Fold in nuts. Pour into greased 9"X 5"X 3" baking pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool on wire rack.

Makes two loaves.