Cream Cheese Banana Nut Bread

By ksgroves

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups walnuts, roughly chopped and toasted
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 8-oz package cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 medium, mashed bananas

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 2 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 well 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 our clean.

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