Banana Bread With Cashews (pao De Banana) - Portuguese Mozambiq

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup mashed banana (about 2)
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup chopped cashews

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. in a medium bowl, beat butter till creamy. add the sugar 1/3 cup at a time, beating after each addition. add eggs, one at a time, continuing to beat. mix in the vanilla and bananas.
• 2 sift together flour, baking powder and soda, and salt. add creamy mixture, a little at a time, alternating with milk. fold in chopped cashews. if you overbeat this, you will end up with tough bread.
• 3 butter and flour a large loaf pan. pour in batter. bake 1 hr or until tests clean with a toothpick.