BANANA BREAD

½ cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs, well beaten

2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

¼ cup milk

3-4 ripe bananas, mashed

½ cup toasted wheat germ

Preheat oven to 350F.

Cream butter and sugar, add well-beaten eggs.

Add flour, salt, baking powder and soda alternately with combined milk and bananas. Mix batter after each addition until smooth.

Stir in wheat germ and pour into a greased loaf pan.

Bake 55-60 minutes.

Add chopped walnuts, dried cranberries, chocolate chips, or other additives as desired.