Southern Livings Cinnamon Cream Cheese Banana Nut Bread Recipes

Steps:

• 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 8x4 inch loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit 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. I found that after one hour, my banana bread wasn't completely cooked through. I ended up baking it for an extra 10-15 minutes. Cool bread in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool 30 minutes on wire racks before slicing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Place 3/4 cup pecans in a single layer on a baking shhet and bake 12-15 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 6 minutes.
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy and light. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
• Combine flours and next 4 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
• Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in bananas, toasted pecans, and vanilla. Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8X4 inch pans.
• Stir topping ingredients. Lightly sprinkle mixture over batter in pans.
• Bake at 350°F for one hour or until a long wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and sides of bread pull away from pan, shielding with aluminum foil during last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. Cool bread in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks. Let cool 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Beat butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Add sugar, gradually, and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until blended.
• Gradually add flour and next three ingredients to butter mixture, beating at low until just blended.
• Stir in bananas, pecans, and vanilla.
• Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8x4 loafpans.
• Batter will be thick.
• For streusel: Stir together 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans, 1 tablespoon flour, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon.
• Sprinkle mixture evenly over batter in pans.
• Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Bread may be shielded with aluminum foil that last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning of streusel.
• Cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool 30 more minutes before slicing.
• For perfect slices, cut with a serrated or electric knife after cooling.

Steps:

• Beat eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer until thick and pale; add cake mix and next 3 ingredients, mixing well.
• Stir in bananas and nuts.
• Pour batter into two greased and floured 8 1/2x 4 1/2 x 3-inch loafpans.
• Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in large bowl.
• Add nuts.
• In another bowl, combine eggs and oil
• Mash bananas and add to eggs mixture.
• Add vanilla, mix well.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stir until moistened.
• Pour batter into 2 greased and floured loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 5 minutes, or until done.
• Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans.
• Remove to wire racks, cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Place 3/4 cup pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake 12-15 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 6 minutes.
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy and light. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
• Combine flours and next 4 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
• Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in bananas, 3/4 cup toasted pecans, and vanilla.
• Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8x4 inch pans. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup pecans.
• Bake at 350°F for one hour or until a long wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and sides of bread pull away from pan, shielding with aluminum foil during last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. Cool bread in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks. Let cool 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Place 3/4 cup pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet, and bake 12-15 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 6 minutes.
• 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 until blended after each addition.
• Combine whole wheat flour and next four ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in bananas, 3/4 cup toasted pecans, and vanilla. Spoon batter into 2 greased and flour 8- x 4-inch loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup pecans.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and sides of bread pull away from pan, shielding with aluminum foil during last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. Cool bread in pans or wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks. Let cool 30 minutes.

Steps:

• 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- x 4-inch loafpans.
• Bake at 350° 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.