Banana Nut Streusel Bread Recipes

STREUSEL-TOPPED BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, stir together Streusel ingredients except butter. Pinch pieces of butter into flour mixture until crumbly and looks like wet sand. Refrigerate.
• In large bowl, mix mashed bananas, melted and cooled butter, 1 cup sugar, the egg, milk and vanilla to combine. In another small bowl, stir together 1 1/2 cups flour, the baking powder, salt and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Fold banana mixture into flour mixture just until combined, taking care not to over mix. Spread batter in loaf pan, smoothing top. Sprinkle streusel evenly over top.
• Bake in center of oven about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan; cool at least 15 minutes before slicing.

STREUSEL BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with a rack in lower third. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan; line with parchment, leaving a 1-inch overhang on long sides. In a bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in butter and pecans until small clumps form and mixture is evenly moistened. (Streusel can be made ahead and refrigerated, covered, up to 3 days.)
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together butter, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk; stir in bananas. Make a well in flour mixture and pour banana mixture in. Stir together until just combined (do not overmix). Spoon half of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle half of streusel evenly over batter. Add remaining batter, then sprinkle remaining streusel evenly over top.
• Bake until golden brown and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour, 20 minutes. (If top is browning too quickly, tent with foil.) Let cool in pan 20 minutes, then transfer using parchment to a wire rack. Let cool completely before serving.

STREUSEL TOPPED BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine first three ingredients for streusel topping.
• Cut in butter with a pastry blender until crumbly.
• Chill streusel.
• Beat banana and next 3 ingredients in a large mixing bowl just until smooth.
• Don't overmix.
• Combine dry ingredients.
• Add to banana mixture
• Stir just until moistened.
• Stir in pecans and vanilla.
• Spoon batter into (3) (5-3/4 x 3-1/4 inch) greased disposable mini loaf pans or Can use regular size loaf pans but will only make 2.
• Sprinkle each loaf evenly with streusel topping.
• Bake at 350 for 35 min or until knife comes out fairly clean.
• Cool in pans on wire rack 5 minute Remove and continue to cool on wire rack.
• You can put back in pans for gift giving.
• (I omit the step of taking out of pans and it has worked out fine).

MOIST BANANA STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray 10 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Whisk 1 1/2 cups sifted whole wheat flour with baking soda, baking powder, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a large bowl. Mix together mashed bananas, 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter, egg, white sugar, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl. Gently fold banana mixture into dry ingredients just until moistened; do not overmix. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling them about 3/4 full.
• Mix dark brown sugar with 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a bowl, stirring until combined; mash 1 tablespoon unsalted butter into the mixture with a fork until streusel topping resembles crumbs. Sprinkle topping over muffins.
• Bake muffins in the preheated oven until a toothpick comes out clean or with moist crumbs, about 20 minutes.

PEANUT BUTTER STREUSEL-TOPPED CREAM CHEESE BANANA-NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and grease and flour 2 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• Make bread batter by beating butter and cream cheese at medium speed with electric mixer until creamy.
• Add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beating until just blended.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in another bowl. Gradually add this to butter mixture, stirring just until blended.
• Stir in bananas, pecans, and vanilla. Pour batter into pans.
• Make streusel by combining the flour and brown sugar in a small bowl. Cut in the butter and peanut butter with a pastry blender or fork until the mixture resembles small peas.
• Sprinkle the mixture over the batter, and bake for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. If necessary, shield the top with foil for last 15 minutes to prevent browning.
• Cool bread in pans for 10 minutes, remove from pan, and allow to cool on a wire rack for another 30 minutes.