Peanut Butter Banana Walnut Bread - The Pink Papaya (2024)

Loaf:

• 4 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups of granulated sugar
• ½ cup of brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 3 cups of mashed bananas
• 1 cup of softened unsalted butter
• 4 eggs
• ⅔ cup of heavy cream
• 3 teaspoons of vanilla bean paste or extract
• 1 ⅓ cup of peanut butter
• 1 cup of Walnuts chopped

Topping:

• 1 cup of smooth peanut butter into a piping bag.
• ½ cup of whole walnuts

• Gather your ingredients

  

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.

  

• Spray your loaf pan or muffin pans with Pam butter spray

  

• Place your pans on a parchment lined sheet pan. (To capture any dripping batter or spill over.)

  

• Cut a piece of parchment and lay on the inside of the loaf pan so that it is long enough to lay over the side for easy lift off when done.

  

• Then also spray the top of the parchment and lightly flour. Place to the side.

  

• Place your flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.

  

• Using a whisk, combine.

  

• Lets prepare your mixer by placing a paddle attachment on your mixer arm.

  

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• Inside of your mixer bowl let’s place mashed bananas, butter, milk eggs and vanilla bean paste.

  

• At medium speed lets combine these ingredients.

  

• Let’s slow down the speed and let’s add your dry ingredient mixture to your mixing bowl.

  

• Let’s mix this batter until it is well incorporated.

  

• Let’s add the chopped walnuts. Set aside.

  

• In a medium microwave safe bowl melt your peanut butter.(about 1 minute)

  

• Transfer peanut butter to larger bowl and add 8 scoops of batter to your melted peanut butter.

  

• Mix together until combined.

  

• Fill your loaf pans or muffin pans ¾ of the way full of the banana walnut batter.

  

• Place large spoonfuls of peanut butter batter on top of your banana walnut batter. (We used Large Tablespoons for the loaf and teaspoons for the muffins)

  

• Using a wooden skewer swirl the batters without over mixing you want a marbled effect here.

  

• In a piping bag, for the loaf pan pipe 3 lines on top and using a skewer make designs on top. For the muffins make round designs and with the the skewer make designs.

  

• Place a few walnuts on top if desired.

  

• For the loaf pan, bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. The muffins should take between 20-25 minutes

  

• Loaf: When done lift the parchment and remove The Elvis and place it on a cooling rack. Muffins: Remove from pan and place on cooling rack

  

• Let cool, add butter and ENJOY!.