Banana Bread With Cashews (Pao De Banana) - Portuguese Mozambiq - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

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.
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.
Butter and flour a large loaf pan. Pour in batter. Bake 1 hr or until tests clean with a toothpick.