CREAM CHEESE BANANA NUT BREAD

ingredients

• walnuts - 1 ½ cups (150 g), roughly chopped and toasted
• butter - 3/4 cup (170 g), softened
• cream cheese - 1 8 oz package (200 g), softened
• white sugar - 1 ½ cup
• brown sugar - ½ cup
• eggs - 2 large
• vanilla extract - 1 tsp
• all-purpose flour - 3 cups
• baking powder - ½ tsp
• baking soda - ½ tsp
• salt - ½ tsp
• banana - 4 medium, mushed

• how to

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C), and grease two bread pans.

  • Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 3 – 5 minutes, then remove from heat and let cool.
    

  • Put the butter and cream cheese into a large bowl and mix until blended and creamy.

  • Add the sugars, and beat well to combine.

  • Blend in the vanilla, and then add the eggs one at a time, beating after each one to blend.

  • In a separate bowl, sift together the dry ingredients, then add to the wet and mix at a low speed, until just blended.

  • Stir in the bananas and walnuts.

  • Scrape dough evenly into well-greased bread pans, and bake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick in the middle comes out clean.

  

  • Cool bread on wire rack for about 15 minutes, then remove from pans and allow to cool an additional 30 minutes before slicing, to avoid excessive crumbling.
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