{"id":1562,"date":"2008-07-27T21:12:20","date_gmt":"2008-07-28T02:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/granades.com\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2008-07-27T21:12:20","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T02:12:20","slug":"cream-cheese-banana-nut-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/granades.com\/?p=1562","title":{"rendered":"Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the banana bread recipe I use these days. I like it because the cream cheese makes it moist and the topping of cinnamon makes it breakfast or dessert. I didn’t realize until I looked it up in the<\/em> Southern Living recipe database just now that it was sent in by an Alabamian. So thanks Willie Monroe for the fabulous bread!<\/em><\/p>\n

3\/4 cup butter, softened
\n1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
\n2 cups sugar
\n2 large eggs
\n3 cups all-purpose flour
\n1\/2 teaspoon baking powder
\n1\/2 teaspoon baking soda
\n1\/2 teaspoon salt
\n1 1\/2 cups mashed bananas (1 1\/4 pounds unpeeled bananas, about 4 medium)
\n1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
\n1\/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/p>\n

I alter it to use 1 cup of whole wheat flour and 2 cups all-purpose. I think it tastes better and it sneaks a bit of whole grain into Eli’s diet while he isn’t looking.<\/em><\/p>\n

Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Bake at 350\u00c2\u00b0 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. Remove from pans, and cool 30 minutes on wire racks before slicing.<\/p>\n

Cinnamon Crisp-Topped Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread: <\/strong>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. Sprinkle mixture evenly over batter. Bake and cool as directed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the banana bread recipe I use these days. I like it because the cream cheese makes it moist and the topping of cinnamon makes it breakfast or dessert. I didn’t realize until I looked it up in the Southern Living recipe database just now that it was sent in by an Alabamian. So … Continue reading Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t