Memaw's Banana Bread

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 5  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1  egg
• 2  egg whites
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups  mashed ripe bananas
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• 1⁄3 cup  chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Spray loaf pan with Pam.
3. Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy.
4. Add sugar and brown sugar; beat well.
5. Add egg, egg whites, and vanilla; beat until well blended.
6. Add mashed banana; beat on high speed for 30 seconds.
7. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder.
8. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with cream ending with flour mixture.
9. Add walnuts to batter; mix well.
10. Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pan.
11. Bake until browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean; about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
12. Cool bread in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
13. Remove bread from pan to cool completely on wire rack.
14. This bread is best if wrapped in plastic wrap, left on the counter overnight to allow flavors to develop, and then served the next day.