Banana-Walnut Mini Loaves
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
YIELD: 6 loaves (4 slices each) and 1 cup spread.
We have many walnut trees in Pennsylvania. You have to collect and crack a lot of nuts for a pound of meat—but oh how good the baked goods taste!—Lee Sauers, Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 cup sugar
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2 large eggs
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1-1/3 cups mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 medium)
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1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons ground cardamom
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 cup chopped black walnuts
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CINNAMON SPREAD:
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1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
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3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas.
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2.
Combine the flour, cardamom, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg; gradually add to banana mixture just until moistened. Fold in walnuts.
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3.
Pour into six greased 4-1/2x2-1/2x1-1/2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 22-26 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
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4.
In a small bowl, combine the spread ingredients. Serve with bread. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts
2 slices with 4 teaspoons spread: 169 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 38mg cholesterol, 114mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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