If you know me, you know I love banana bread, or well anything that has banana’s in it.  I also happen to love anything with streusel, so if you combine the two you have one of the best breads possible.  The layer of streusel in the center along with the yummy goodness on top makes this bread absolutely delicious!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 c. mashed ripe banana (about 3 large)
• 1 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, opt.
• 3/4 chopped pecans (I didn’t add it)

Streusel

• 2/3 c. brown sugar
• 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 4 Tbl. cold butter
• 1/2 c. chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Beat together mashed banana, sugar, melted butter, eggs and vanilla.  In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.  Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and blend until just combined.  Make the streusel:  combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and chopped walnuts.  Cut in the cold butter until resembles coarse crumbs.  Grease loaf pan and spoon half the bread batter into the bottom, then sprinkle half of the streusel over the batter.  Then, gently spoon on remaining batter and top with remaining streusel.  It will be full to the top of the pan.  Bake 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Recipe from Nancy Creative and Eat Cake Dinner