Coconut Cream Banana Nut Bread |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 80 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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A pleasant banana bread hiding a sweet surprise inside. It brings back memories of home. Leave the nuts out if you must. Ingredients:
2 cups flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened |
1/2 cup packed brown sugar |
2 eggs, slightly beaten |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 cup mashed banana |
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans |
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese |
1/4 cup packed brown sugar |
1 egg |
1/2 cup shredded coconut |
Directions:
1. Thoroughly grease the bottoms and sides of 2 loaf pans; set aside.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
3. Beat butter on high speed for about 30 seconds.
4. Add 1/2 cup brown sugar, beaten eggs and vanilla; beat until well mixed.
5. Add flour mixture and banana alternately to beaten mixture; beating on low after each addition.
6. Stir in nuts.
7. In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup brown sugar and the 1 egg until smooth.
8. Stir in coconut.
9. Pour 1/4 of the banana batter into each pan.
10. Spoon 1/4 of the cream cheese mixture over each loaf.
11. Marble each by using a spatula to cut cream cheese into the banana batter.
12. Repeat the 2 layers as above but do not marble them.
13. Bake in a 350°F oven for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
14. Cool in pans for 10 minutes.
15. Remove loaves from pans and cool completely.
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