Grandma Jo's banana bread

We almost always have bananas that we've let go too long. To use those up, I make this banana bread. Originally made in a "slow" wood oven by my great grandmother Josephine, this is a great basic recipe! I like to play around with it and sometimes add applesauce in place of half the butter, or add in a handful of chocolate chips depending on my mood. I have also substituted a cup of canned pumpkin for the bananas- the recipe is versatile!