Lucy Berry's Banana Bread

My Granny, Lucy Berry, would bake this in a coffee can and send it home with me.  At home, you open the other end of the coffee can and gently push it out.  My daughters loved the round slices as toast!
It also cooks very well in a loaf pan.

Fall View from Cadillac Mountain, Maine

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
3 very ripe bananas (mashed with a potato masher)
2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans are my favorite)
1/4 tsp salt
1/ 1/2 tsp baking powder

Preparation

Cream sugar and butter together.  Add beaten eggs and mashed banana and beat until smooth.  Combine salt, soda, and baking powder and sift with four.  Add to creamed mixture, in small amounts. Beat after each addition.  Add nuts and blend well with batter.  Grease Loaf Pan or Coffee Can! Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.