Banana Bread w/ Streusel Topping

There is nothing better than a warm slice of homemade banana bread smothered with butter.  This is one my FAVORITE recipes to use when I have any extra brown bananas on hand.  I LOVE adding chocolate chips to the batter, but my husband prefers it just plain.  The streusel topping adds an extra sweetness and makes the banana bread that much more SATISFYING when you have a real sweet tooth on hand!

Ingredients:

2 C flour

1 1/2 t baking powder

1/2 t baking soda

1/4 t salt

1/2 t cinnamon

1/4 t nutmeg

2 eggs, beaten

1 C sugar

2 bananas, mashed

1/2 C oil

Streusel Topping

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease bottom and sides of one 9X5 inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.  

Mix well and set aside.

In another bowl, combine sugar, eggs, bananas and oil.  

Add banana mixture to the flour mixture and mix until lumpy.

Pour batter into pan and sprinkle with Streusel Topping.

Bake for about 60 minutes or until toothpick, inserted in center of loaf, comes out clean.

Streusel Topping

Ingredients:

3 T flour

1/4 C brown sugar

1/4 t cinnamon

2 T butter

Directions:

Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium size bowl.

Cut butter into mixture using a fork.

Mix until crumbly.