SERENA’S BANANA NUT ROLL

I kinda figured  this would turn out good.. it did!!!  After seeing a post from my friend Angela England where she made a APPLE Roll, I decided to use Grandma Dorsey’s recipe for banana nut bread  to make a banana nut roll like you would a pumpkin roll.. it was AWESOME…

SERENA’S BANANA NUT ROLL

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt (optional)

1/2 cup butter (1 stick)

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs

3 bananas mashed

1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans )

Directions:

Sift together dry ingredients.

Cream butter and add sugar gradually.

Add eggs one  at a time.

Mix good

Add RIPE  bananas to flour mixture

add to cream mixture gradually

mix well add nuts

Spray with bakers joy your cookie sheet with sides

spread your mixture evenly with rubber spatula

put in 350 degree oven and bake for 15 minutes.

take out and lay on CLEAN kitchen towel that has been heavily dusted with powdered sugar

sprinkle with confectionary sugar

Roll up in towel tightly

Now let cool completely.. you can put in freezer 15 minutes to help it along

Make your cream cheese filling

using 1 stick butter

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup confectionary sugar

1 softened cream cheese

mix till smooth

spread onto unrolled banana bread

roll up again without using the towel tightly.

Cut ends off to make it even..

DELISH!!

wrap tight in aluminum foil to keep fresh.

Enjoy! Serena. =)