Categories: sweet bread

Ingredients

• 3/4 c butter, softened
• 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
• 2 c sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1-1/2 c mashed ripe bananas (about 4 med.)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 3 c flour
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 1/2 salt
• 2 c chopped pecans, divided
• ORANGE GLAZE
• 1 c confectioners sugar
• 3 T orange juice
• 1 t grated orange peel

Directions

1. In large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Fold in 1 cup pecans.

2. Transfer to two greased loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Bake at 350 for 1 to 1-1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.

3. In small bowl, whisk the glaze ingredients; drizzle over loaves. Cool for 10 mins before removing from pans.

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