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Banana Streusel Bread

This banana bread has a fun crunchy topping.
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Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

Streusel Topping

  • 6 tbsp flour
  • 6 tbsp brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp butter (softened)
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Bread

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder `
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup very ripe mashed bananas (about 2 or 3)
  • 3 tsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg

Instructions
 

  • Adjust oven rack to lower third of oven, and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a large loaf pan or two smaller ones.
  • To make streusel: Combine all ingredients in a bowl and with fingertips, mix together until lumpy. Set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients for bread. In another bowl, combine mashed banana, milk and vanilla and blend well. In a mixing bowl, using a mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, add egg and blend very well to incorporate. Add banana mixture and with mixer on low speed, mix well. Add dry ingredients gradually until thoroughly mixed.
  • Spoon batter in prepared pan/pans and smooth top with a spatula. Sprinkle streusel over top. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes in preheated oven, or until cake tester comes out clean (not sticky) when inserted into the center of bread. Place bread, in pan, on rack to cool for 10 minutes. Then, gently remove bread from pan. Makes 1 or 2 loaves. Enjoy!