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| No Nuts or glaze |
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1/2 cup Nuts{optional}
1/2 cup Powdered sugar{optional}
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk
2 bananas, peeled and mashed with 1/2 pkg. softened cream cheese
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DIRECTIONS:
| 1. | Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan. |
| 2. | Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl. |
| 3. | Beat white sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until incorporated; add vanilla extract. |
| 4. | Combine flour and baking powder together in a bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture. Mix milk into batter until smooth. Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan; add half the banana and half the brown sugar mixture. Lightly swirl banana mixture into batter with a butter knife or spoon. Pour the remaining batter over banana layer; top with remaining banana and brown sugar mixture. Lightly swirl banana into batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through banana using a finger or spoon.Top with nuts if desired. |
| 5. | Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 40 minutes. I like to glaze mine while warm with a 1/2 cup powdered sugar and a Tablespoon hot butter{thin with water if needed}...mix and drizzle over the bread...Enjoy! *Note...these make great muffins also... |
