Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread

Name: Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 355 milliliters mashed bananas (1 1/4 pounds unpeeled bananas, about 4 medium); 177 milliliters butter, softened; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 2 larges eggs; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters chopped pecans, toasted; 1 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread might be just the bread you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 20g of fat, and a total of 402 calories. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 15. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, sugar, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 15 minutes.

Instructions

Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.

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Cream Cheese

Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

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Egg

Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Stir in bananas, pecans, and vanilla. Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8- x 4-inch loafpans.

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Banana

Vanilla

Butter

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and sides pull away from pan, shielding with aluminum foil last 15 minutes to prevent browning, if necessary. Cool bread in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.

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Bread

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Frying Pan

Remove from pans, and cool 30 minutes on wire racks before slicing.

Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Muffins: To bake muffins, spoon batter evenly into 24 paper-lined muffin cups.

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Cream Cheese

Banana

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Muffin Liners

Oven

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes.

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Oven

Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks. Makes 24 muffins. Prep: 15 min.,

Bake: 25 min.

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Oven

Orange-Pecan-Topped Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread: Prepare bread batter as directed, and spoon into desired pans.

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Cream Cheese

Banana

Orange

Bread

Pecans

Sprinkle 1 cup coarsely chopped, toasted pecans evenly over batter in pans.

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Pecans

Bake as directed. Cool bread or muffins in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Stir together 1 cup powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice, and 1 teaspoon grated orange rind until blended.

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Powdered Sugar

Orange Juice

Orange Zest

Bread

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Oven

Drizzle evenly over warm bread or muffins, and cool 30 minutes on wire racks.

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Bread

Toasted Coconut-Topped Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread: Prepare and bake bread or muffins in desired pans. While bread is baking, stir together 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar, and 1/4 cup milk in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil, stirring constantly.

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Granulated Sugar

Cream Cheese

Brown Sugar

Coconut

Banana

Butter

Bread

Milk

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Oven

Sauce Pan

Remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut; 1 cup chopped, toasted pecans; and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.

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Sweetened Coconut Flakes

Vanilla Extract

Pecans

Remove baked bread or muffins from oven, and immediately spread tops with coconut mixture. Broil 5 1/2 inches from heat 2 to 3 minutes or just until topping starts to lightly brown. Cool in pans on wire racks 20 minutes.

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Coconut

Spread

Bread

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Oven

Remove from pans, and cool 30 minutes on wire racks before slicing.

Cinnamon Crisp-Topped Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread: Prepare bread batter as directed, and spoon into desired pans. Stir together 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup chopped, toasted pecans; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon melted butter; and 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

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All Purpose Flour

Cinnamon