The Elvis Presley Loaf
Peanut Butter Banana Walnut Bread
As everybody knows…Elvis loved his banana peanut butter sandwiches. I decided to combine the two ingredients to make this banana bread. I also love the crunch of Walnuts so instead of using crunchy peanut butter I’m using smooth peanut butter and I’m adding chopped walnuts. I love the richness of the vanilla bean paste versus vanilla extract so that is also included into this hunka, hunka, banana bread! I know the king of rock and roll would hugely approve of this Bread as well as my neighbors banana tree!
Ingredients
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
Instructions
- 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.
- 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!.
Elvis Presley – “Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can’t help but move to it. That’s what happens to me. I can’t help it.” “Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth.” That is how we feel about this loaf! We hope you Enjoy!
