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1/2 cup butter

1.5 cups sugar

3 Ripe Bananas

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup water

1.75 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup nuts chopped (optional)

1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, water and bananas. Sift dry ingredients, ten add all together and mix. Bake in a well-greased and floured loaf pan at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until done. Remove from pan let cool.

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 tbsp milk

3/4 to 1 cup powdered sugar (add to desired consistency)

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Heat butter, brown sugar, milk whisk until sugar dissolves and then cool for a few minutes. Then whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Pour over banana bread.

Enjoy.

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