Banana Nut Bread

1/2 cup butter
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/3 cup nuts (optional)

Cream butter, sugar and eggs. Add bananas. Mix in dry ingredients. Add nuts, if desired. Pour into 2 greased 8 inch loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes (watch last 15 minutes of baking). Bread is done when a toothpick inserted in the center of loaf comes out clean.
Yield: 2 loaves