Nana's Banana Bread

Meow Mother loves these.  She's always so happy to get them.  She used to ask for them but now is just to shy to ask because she's afraid I am too busy to make these for her.  Little does she know, I will always make them whenever she asks...At least I make sure to bake a batch for her before she leaves the country for the winter.

This recipe was first seen from a recipe card I got from Reader's Digest many many years ago (like, when I was a kid).  I have since lost the recipe card to the ethers, I have found the same recipe online, but these recipe sites are becoming paywall-based.  So, I will just put it here for my own sake if anything.

Adapted from food.com

INGREDIENTS

Units: US

5 tablespoons butter (70 g)

1⁄2 cup granulated sugar (100 g)

1⁄2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar (100 g)

1 large egg

2 egg whites

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 ripe mashed bananas

1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour (219 g)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder

1⁄2 cup heavy cream

1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts

mise en place - 1.5x recipe shown

DIRECTIONS 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and spray bottom of a 9 inch round pan with non-stick cooking spray.

Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Add granulated Sugar and brown sugar; Beat until well blended.

Add egg, egg whites and vanilla; blend.

blended

Mix in the mashed bananas, and beat the mixture on high speed for 30 seconds.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder.

Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with the cream, ending with the flour mixture.

1/3 flour

1/2 cream

2/3 flour

2/2 cream

3/3 flour

Combined

Mix in the walnuts and other nuts/seeds

Roasted pumpkin seeds

Chocolate chips

Pour batter evenly into prepared 9 inch round pan (or loaf pan).

small loaf

mini loaf

Bake until golden brown, and toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean (About one hour).

25-30 min for mini loaves

Wrap loaf in plastic wrap while still warm and in Ziploc bag overnight before refrigerating or freezing.