Nana’s Banana Nut Bread

(from dawnwilliams’s recipe box)

Prep time: 15 minutes

Categories: Breads

Ingredients

  • 3/4 c butter, softened
  • 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 2 c sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1-1/2 c mashed ripe bananas (about 4 med.)
  • 1/2 t vanilla
  • 3 c flour
  • 1/2 t baking powder
  • 1/2 t baking soda
  • 1/2 salt
  • 2 c chopped pecans, divided
  • ORANGE GLAZE
  • 1 c confectioners sugar
  • 3 T orange juice
  • 1 t grated orange peel

Directions

  1. In large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Fold in 1 cup pecans.

  2. Transfer to two greased loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Bake at 350 for 1 to 1-1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.

  3. In small bowl, whisk the glaze ingredients; drizzle over loaves. Cool for 10 mins before removing from pans.

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