Banana Bread

By luvmybuttonsnbows

Ingredients

• 5 tbsp. butter
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 c. mashed, very ripe bananas
• 1 3/4 c. flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 c. heavy cream
• 1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray bottom only of 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Beat butter in large bowl with an electric mixer set at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add sugar and brown sugra; beat well. Add egg, egg whites and vanilla; beat until well blended. Add mashed banana and beat on high speed 30 se conds. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder in medium bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with cream, ending with flour mixture. Add walnuts to batter; mix well. Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pan. Bake until browned and toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool bread in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Slice and serve with butter and jam.