Regular-Size Banana-Cranberry-Nut Bread Loaves

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1.5 cups bananas ripe mashed
• 0.8 cup butter softened
• 0.8 cup cranberries fresh chopped
• 8 oz cream cheese softened
• 2 large eggs 
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 20 servings orange glaze 
• 0.8 cup pecans chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 2 cups sugar 
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.
3. Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
5. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Stir in bananas, next 2 ingredients, and pecans. Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8- x 4-inch loafpans.
6. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes.
7. Transfer to wire racks. Prepare Orange Glaze.
8. Drizzle over warm bread loaves, and cool 10 minutes.
9. Note: To make ahead, freeze baked, unglazed loaves in zip-top plastic freezer bags. Thaw loaves at room temperature. Reheat loaves at 300 for 10 to 12 minutes.
10. Drizzle with glaze.