Nana's Banana Bread

By rossboys

Ingredients

• 5 Tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 lg egg
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 cups mashed, very ripe bananas
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350deg. Spray bottom only of a 9x5x3" loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Beat butter in large bowl with an electric mixer set at med speed until light and fluffy. Add granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat well. Add egg, egg whites and vanilla; beat until well blended. Add mashed banana, and beat on high speed 30 sec.

Combine flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder in med bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternatively 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 center comes out clean, about 1 hr 15 min.

Cool bread in pan on wire rack 10 min. Remove bread from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Slice and serve with butter and jam.