Pirate Buttermilk Banana Bread

In this previous post I made Mom's banana bread. Now I'll make mine.

Pirate Buttermilk Banana Bread

¾ cup sugar
½ cup real butter [I use Land O'Lakes]
2 eggs
2 large or 3 medium very ripe [we call them "giraffe-skin"]bananas to equal 1 cup mashed [I never measure them]
2 ½ cups flour
1 tsp. Baking soda
1 tsp. Baking powder
¾ cup buttermilk

1 shot (1oz./2tbsp.) secret Syn-ister ingredient spiced rum [Aye Captain Morgan]
½ cup plus broken English walnuts (optional)[it doesn't really need them]

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Sift together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
Cream together butter and sugar.

Add eggs, then bananas.
Add flour mixture a little at a time, then add milk [be careful, it splatters] and the rum [yo-ho-ho and a bottle of...]. Stir in nuts (if using) with a spoon. Pour into a greased loaf pan and Bake 1 hour.
Makes 1 standard sized loaf.

Now, try to share withe the rest of your crew, I know it's hard to stop eating it.