Cream Cheese Banana-Nut Bread
This recipe is from Southern Living magazine and is not your ordinary banana bread. The texture and flavor are so rich and creamy. Your family will love this treat. I always use reduced fat cream cheese.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 3⁄4
- 1
- 2cups sugar
- 2large eggs
- 3cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2
- 1
- 1⁄2teaspoon vanilla extract
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DIRECTIONS
- Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with electric mixer until creamy.
- Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until just blended.
- Combine flour, baking powder and soda, and salt.
- Gradually add this to butter mixture beating at low speed just until blended.
- Stir in bananas, pecans, and vanilla.
- Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured loaf pans (or 4 mini loaf pans).
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- You may need to shield the top with foil for last 15 minutes to prevent browning.
- Cool bread in pans for 10 minutes, remove from pan, and let cool additional 30 minutes.
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