Crites Family Stuff

Description

I like to bake this bread to use some of the 25 yummy pounds of pecans Lon's granddad sends us for Christmas every year. Anyone want some pecans?

Ingredients for 2 servings

• .75 cup butter, softened
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1.5 cups mashed bananas
• .5 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• .5 tsp baking powder
• .5 tsp baking soda
• .5 tsp salt
• 2 cups chopped pecans, divided

Orange Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp orange juice
• 1 tsp grated orange peel

Steps

1. In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add bananas and vanilla, mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Fold in 1 cup pecans.
2. Transfer to 2 greased loaf pans. Sprinkle with the remaining pecans. Bake at 350F for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
3. In a small bowl, whisk the glaze ingredients. Drizzle over loaves. Cool for ten minutes before removing from pans and placing on wire racks.

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