Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread

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SERVES 8 -10 , 2 Loaves (change servings and units) Ingredients
3/4 cup	butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package	cream cheese
2 cups	sugar
2 large	eggs
3 cups	all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon	baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	baking soda
1/2 teaspoon	salt
1 1/2 cups	bananas, mashed, (about 1 1/4 lbs. or 4 medium)
1 cup	pecans, chopped, toasted
1/2 teaspoon	vanilla extract
ORANGE PECAN TOPPING
1 cup	pecans, coarsely chopped, toasted
1 cup	powdered sugar
3 tablespoons	orange juice, fresh
1 teaspoon	orange rind, grated
CINNAMON-CRISP TOPPING
1/2 cup	brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup	pecans, coarsely chopped, toasted
1 tablespoon	flour
1 tablespoon	butter, melted
1/8 teaspoon	ground cinnamon
Directions 1Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with electric mixer, until creamy. 2Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. 3Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. 4Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. 5Stir in bananas, pecans, and vanilla. 6Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8 x 4 inch loafpans. 7Bake at 350º for 1 hour, or until tests clean. (Shield with foil the last 15 minutes to prevent browning, if necessary. 8Cool bread in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. 9Remove from pans, and cool 30 minutes on wire racks before slicing. 10Orange Pecan Topping:.
11Sprinkle	pecans over batter before baking.

12Cool bread 10 minutes, remove from pans.
13Stir together sugar, orange juice and orange rind.
14Drizzle evenly over warm bread.
15Cinnamon-Crisp Topping.
16Stir together brown sugar, toasted pecans, flour, melted butter and cinnamon.
17Sprinle mixture evenly over batter.
18Bake and cool bread.

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