Banana Peanut Butter Bread

 

3/4

cup sugar

1/2

cup butter or margarine, softened

2

eggs

2

tablespoons milk

2

teaspoons vanilla

1

cup mashed ripe bananas (2 large)

2

cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2

teaspoons baking powder

1/2

teaspoon baking soda

1/2

teaspoon salt

4

packages (1.5 oz each) chocolate covered peanut butter candy cups, cut into small pieces

• 1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark pan). Grease and flour bottom only of 9x5-inch loaf pan. In large bowl with electric mixer, beat sugar and butter on medium speed until creamy.
• 2 Add eggs, milk, vanilla and bananas. Beat about 30 seconds or until well blended. Add all remaining ingredients except candy. Mix just until moistened. Reserve 2 tablespoons cut up candy. With spoon, fold in remaining candy. Pour into pan.
• 3 Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Finely chop the reserved 2 tablespoons candy; sprinkle on warm bread. Cool completely, about 2 hours.