Banana Sour Cream Bread

Ingredients :

* 1/4 cup white sugar
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 3/4 cup butter
* 3 cups white sugar
* 3 eggs
* 6 very ripe bananas, mashed
* 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3 teaspoons baking soda
* 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions :

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Grease four 7x3 inch loaf pans.
In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup white
sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Dust pans lightly with cinnamon and sugar mixture.

2. In a large bowl, cream butter and 3 cups sugar.
Mix in eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and
cinnamon. Mix in salt, baking soda and flour.
Stir in nuts. Divide into prepared pans.

3. Bake for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted in center
comes out clean.