Nana's Banana Bread

[shannone]

Ingredients
5 tablespoons of butter
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups mashed, very ripe bananas
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup heavy cream
1/3 cup chopped walnuts

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray bottom only of 9 x 5 x 3- inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2.Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer set at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat well. Add egg, egg whites and vanilla; beat well until blended. Add mashed banana, and beat on high speed for 30 seconds.

3.Combine flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with cream, ending with flour mixture. Add walnuts to batter; mix well.

4.Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pan. Bake until browned and toothpick inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

5.Cool bread in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Slice and serve with butter or jam.

[Kay1018]

omg i love banana bread! Thanks for sharing this!! yummy!!

[ButtrflyDreams]

I haven't had banana bread since I moved out of my parent's house. LOL I love it. Thank you very much for the recipe!

[Angewl_73]

that sounds so yummy!

I have never made homemade bread before of any kind. I have always been scared to. lol