Banana Bread with Cream Cheese Spread

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup butter
• 3 bananas, mashed
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• ½ cup nuts, if desired
• ½ cup coconut, if desired

Instructions

1. Cream sugar and butter.
2. Add beaten eggs, salt, vanilla and tablespoon water in which soda has been dissolved.
3. Add mashed bananas alternately with flour; mix well.
4. Bake in greased loaf pan in 350 degree oven about 45 minutes.
5. Recipe can be doubled. Freezes well.

Spread for Bread:

• 1 (3 oz.) package cream cheese
• 1 stick butter
• ½ cup powdered sugar

1. Whip together.
2. Spread on sliced banana bread.