Cream Cheese Pecan Banana Bread By Freda Recipes

ORANGE PECAN TOPPED CREAM CHEESE BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Place 1 cup of the pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until toasted.
• 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.
• 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 by 4 inch loaf pans. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup of pecans evenly over batter in the pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a long wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean and sides pull away from the pan, shielding with aluminum foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary.
• Meanwhile, stir together powdered sugar, orange rind, and orange juice until blended.
• Cool bread in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pans to wire racks.
• Drizzle orange icing evenly over warm bread and cool for 30 minutes on wire racks.

CREAM CHEESE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Combine butter, brown sugar, 1 egg, sour cream, 1/4 cup white sugar, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; whisk until smooth. Mash in bananas using a fork. Whisk in 1 cup flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
• Whisk cream cheese, 1 egg, 1/4 cup white sugar, and 3 tablespoons flour together in a separate bowl.
• Pour half of the banana mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly on top. Pour remaining banana mixture over cream cheese mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is firm, about 50 minutes. Cool in the pan, about 5 minutes.

CREAMY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Cream the butter or margarine and cream cheese together. Gradually add the white sugar, and continue beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the mashed bananas and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, and soda; mix until batter is just moist.
• In a small bowl, mix together chopped pecans, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and cinnamon.
• Divide 1/2 batter into two greased and floured 8x4 inch loaf pans. Sprinkle pecan mixture over batter in pans, and top with remaining batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.