Banana Nut Bread

Loi Palmer, December 2006 MMCW website
3/4 cup of softened butter, 1 ( 8 oz) 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 mashed bananas (about 4 medium ones), 1 cup chopped toasted pecans, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Combine flour and next three ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Stir in bananas, pecans, and vanilla. Spoon batter into two greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until bread begins to pull away from pan. Cool bread in pans on wire racks for ten minutes. Remove from pan and cool 30 mintues before slicing.