Banana Bread

1 stick butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, room temperature

2 cups sifted self-rising flour 
3 large or 4 small bananas, mashed
1 cup chopped pecans

Cream butter, sugar, and eggs. Do not overmix (a few lumps are fine. 

Add flour mixture and bananas, alternating. 

Stir in pecans. 

Bake in greased and floured loaf pan for 1½ hours at 300.

OR in prepared muffin pans for 1hr 10 minutes at 300. 

Note:

Sa used plain flour combined with ¼ tsp. salt and 1 rounded tsp. baking soda. She also used margarine instead of butter.