Banana Bread

2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/3 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 cup chopped pecans
4-5 bananas (use completely black bananas,,this is very important)

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or spray 2 loaf pans. In a large bowl, mash bananas with a masher.
• Dissolve soda in buttermilk-- use a larger container as it will foam up quite a bit.
• Mix all ingredients by hand and add in 1 cup chopped nuts. Bake at 350 for 1 hour, or until toothpick comes out ALMOST clean.
• Totally clean will mean a dryer loaf. Let sit 15 minutes after removing from oven and remove from pans. Or, let cool, cover with foil, slide into freezer bags and freeze. Great when using tin foil pans.