Banana Bread With Cashews (Pao De Banana) - Portuguese Mozambiq

Debbie R.'s Note:

This recipe was found in "Cuisines of Portuguese Encounters". I haven't made it yet.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 loaf

• ½ cup butter (or margarine)
• 1 1⁄3; cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup mashed banana (about 2)
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons milk
• ½ cup chopped cashews

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl, beat butter till creamy. Add the sugar 1/3 cup at a time, beating after each addition. Add eggs, one at a time, continuing to beat. Mix in the vanilla and bananas.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder and soda, and salt. Add creamy mixture, a little at a time, alternating with milk. Fold in chopped cashews. If you overbeat this, you will end up with tough bread.
3. Butter and flour a large loaf pan. Pour in batter. Bake 1 hr or until tests clean with a toothpick.

Reviews

[Joseph]

Made this for a pot luck at work. It was a hit. People that did not care for banana bread went back for seconds. I put the loaf out in the morning and it did not make it to lunch.

[Amberngriffinco]

Very Very Easy, pretty fattening but very moist and yummy according to DS and DH!!

[Ji11ian]

Awesome...added a hint of cinnamon and it was tasty. will make again