Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 2 loaf pans by lightly greasing with butter or shortening or spraying iwth non-stick baking spray.

• Mix sugar and oil on high-speed until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time beat until just combined. Add vanilla to buttermilk slowly pour into sugar mixture while mixing, add smashed bananas continue to mix.
• Measure 2 cups of flour add salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon to flour, mix in with measuring spoon. Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet until completely combined. Scrape sides of bowl with a spatula and mix for another few seconds. Do not over mix batter.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pans and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean or when lightly pressing down on the top of bread it pops back.
• Allow bread to rest or a few minutes before inverting loaves on to a cooling rack. You may need to run a knife around the edges of the pan before inverting. Wrap cooled bread in aluminum foil or store in a zip-loc bag.
• Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread ~Add 1 cup mini chocolate chips to the batter. Or if some like chocolate chips and some don't, you can sprinkle 1/2 cup over the top of one of the loaves.
• Best Banana Nut Bread ~ Same goes with nuts; add 1 cup chopped nuts (your favorite variety) to the batter or sprinkle on the top.