The Recipe
This banana bread may be the only exception for having bananas on the boat. I know, we are technically bending the no banana rule here. However, we all need a sweet treat every now and then.
What ingredients do I need?
- 3 very ripe bananas
- 1 egg
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Cream Cheese Filling:
- 1 egg
- 8 ounces of cream cheese
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons flour
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly oil a loaf pan.
- In a bowl mix the egg, sugars, oil, sour cream, and vanilla.
- In another bowl mix the flour, baking powder, and baking soda together. Now add your wet mix to the dry mix. Do not over mix.
- Pour half of the banana mix into the loaf pan.
- In another bowl mix the egg, softened cream cheese, sugar, and flour together.
- Pour the cream cheese mix over the banana mix in the loaf pan.
- Add the second half of the banana mix on top of the cream cheese mix.
- Now use a knife and zig zag through the loaf pan. This helps move the cream cheese mix around so that it marbles some through the loaf.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until the batter is no longer runny.
We like to keep our banana bread in the fridge. I know many people love warm banana bread but with the cream cheese this is very rich and I think it is better cold with warm butter on top.
Bountiful harvests and happy cooking,
Recipe prepared by Jennifer Hiller
