Cream Cheese Swirl Banana Bread Food

CREAM CHEESE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Combine butter, brown sugar, 1 egg, sour cream, 1/4 cup white sugar, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; whisk until smooth. Mash in bananas using a fork. Whisk in 1 cup flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
• Whisk cream cheese, 1 egg, 1/4 cup white sugar, and 3 tablespoons flour together in a separate bowl.
• Pour half of the banana mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly on top. Pour remaining banana mixture over cream cheese mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is firm, about 50 minutes. Cool in the pan, about 5 minutes.

CHEESECAKE-STUFFED BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• For the banana bread: Position an oven rack in the bottom third of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Generously spray a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray and dust with flour.
• For the cheesecake swirl: Combine the cream cheese, granulated sugar, sour cream and egg in a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer until well combined; set aside.
• For the banana bread: Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Mash the granulated sugar and bananas in a large bowl to a paste. Whisk in the oil, vanilla and egg. Whisk in the flour mixture until just combined.
• Reserve 3/4 cup of the bread batter. Spread the remaining batter in the bottom of the prepared loaf pan. Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the batter and put the reserved 3/4 cup batter in a line down the center of the pan. Insert the tip of a paring knife into the batter and drag it through and up to swirl 5 to 6 times.
• Bake until the top is cracked and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes, then carefully invert onto a platter or cake stand and then flip upright. Cool completely, at least 1 1/2 hours. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve.

CREAMY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8x4-inch loaf pans.
• Cream the margarine and cream cheese together. Gradually add the white sugar, and continue beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the mashed bananas and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, and baking soda; mix until batter is just moist.
• In a small bowl, mix together chopped pecans, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and cinnamon.
• Divide half the batter between the two prepared loaf pans. Sprinkle pecan mixture over the batter in the pans, and top with remaining batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each loaf comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

BANANA CREAM CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Mix together cream cheese, sugar and butter until smooth.
• Add eggs and bananas and mix well.
• Combine dry ingredients and add to wet and mix until blended.
• Fold in nuts.
• Pour into greased and floured 9x5 loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes before moving to cooling rack.
• Serve warm or cool.

CREAM CHEESE SWIRL BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat butter and 1 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add bananas, sour cream and 2 eggs; mix well. Add combined dry ingredients; mix just until moistened. Stir in nuts.
• Spoon half of batter into greased and floured 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Beat cream cheese with mixer until creamy. Add remaining sugar and egg; mix well. Drop half of cream cheese mixture by tablespoonfuls over batter; repeat layers. Swirl with knife.
• Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 min.; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely before slicing.

STRAWBERRY SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• Make swirl first.
• Mix all ingredients together until smooth. Set aside.
• Grease and flour one 9x5 loaf pan.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Make bread.
• Combine dry ingredients.
• Combine strawberries, margarine, egg, and water.
• Mix strawberry mixture into dry ingredients just till moistened.
• Pour all but 2 cups into prepared loaf pan.
• Pour cream cheese swirl mixture over strawberry batter: top with reserved strawberry batter.
• Cut through batter with a knife to create swirl.
• Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes, remove from pan, cool completely before cutting.
• Store tightly wrapped in plastic in refrigerator. Keeps several months if wrapped well and frozen.