Secret Recipes

Banana Cream Cheese Bread

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.

Combine softened cream cheese, sugar and butter, blending well. Blend in bananas, vanilla extract and eggs.

Combine dry ingredients and add to banana mixture, mixing just until moistened. Fold in nuts. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.

Servings:

1 loaf