Banana Streusel Bread Food

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).

STREUSEL-TOPPED BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F; grease three (3) 5 3/4 X 3 1/4 x 2 inch disposable mini-loaf pans (2 8 1/2 X 4 1/2 loaf pans can be used as well).
• Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Beat bananas, eggs, sugar and butter in a large bowl until smooth.
• On low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture.
• Divide among the prepared pans.
• Streusel: Mix flour, sugar, butter, nutmeg and cinnamon in bowl with a fork until crumbly.
• Sprinkle evenly over batter.
• Bake in 350°F oven 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• If streusel is browning too quickly, cover loosely with foil.
• Cool cakes in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove cakes from pans to racks to cool completely.

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.

BLUEBERRY-BANANA STREUSEL BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. In a small bowl, gently mix blueberries with 1 tbsp of flour.
• 2. In another bowl, blend remaining 2 cups of flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
• 3. In a large bowl, whisk mashed bananas, buttermilk, butter, and egg to blend.
• 4. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture just until evenly moistened, the batter will be stiff.
• 5. Gently stir in blueberry mixture. Spread evenly into a buttered 9X5 inch loaf pan.
• 6. For streusel: In a small bowl combine 1/4 cup flour, oats, brown sugar, and softened butter. Mix with fingers till crumbly.
• 7. Then sprinkle on top of loaf. Bake for 60-70 minutes. Let cool.

BANANA BREAD WITH OAT-STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches.
• To make the streusel topping, mix 1/4 cup of cut-up butter, 1/2 cup flour, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and oats in a bowl until crumbly. Set aside.
• Cream the sugar and butter together in a bowl, and stir in the eggs. Add the bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla extract, and stir until the mixture is well blended. Beat in the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, cinnamon, and nuts.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared loaf pans. Sprinkle the top of each loaf with half the streusel topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, until the loaves have risen and the topping is browned. Let the banana bread cool in the pans for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.

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.

STREUSEL-TOPPED BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat 1/4 cup butter and 1 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add bananas, sour cream and eggs; mix well. Combine next 4 ingredients; add to banana mixture. Stir just until moistened. Stir in nuts.
• Pour into greased and floured 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Mix 1/3 cup flour and 3 Tbsp. sugar in medium bowl. Cut in 3 Tbsp. butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture forms coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over batter.
• Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 min.; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Refrigerate leftovers.

BANANA STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. In a small bowl, beat eggs, sour cream, butter and bananas; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. , For streusel, combine sugar, flour and cinnamon in a small bowl; cut in butter. Sprinkle over muffins. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes.

BANANA STREUSEL BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Cream the butter or margarine and cream cheese together. Gradually add the white sugar, and continue beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the mashed bananas and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, and soda; mix until batter is just moist.
• 2. For the center and topping, in a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Add the butter pieces and combine the mixture with a fork until the topping resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• 3. Divide 1/2 batter into two greased and floured 8x4 inch loaf pans. Sprinkle 1/2 struesel mixture over batter in pans, and top with remaining batter.
• 4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• 5. After bread has cooled somewhat, invert onto the dish of your choice.
• 6. In a medium sized bowl, combine the vanilla and sugar. Slowly blend in the butter and mix until well blended. Add water to the sugar mixture slowly. The best way is to add a tablespoon at a time, mixing it together after each tablespoon of water. Only use enough water to create a slightly runny consistency. It should be thin enough to spread but not too thin where it runs off the bread and does not cling to it. Sometimes you will need to use more than 1/4 cup and sometimes you won't need as much. Never use more than ½ cup of water. Drizzle over the bread when it is still warm (not hot).
• 7. Take remaining struesel and sprinkle lightly over the top of the glaze to your desire. Enjoy!

PEANUT BUTTER STREUSEL-BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Spray 2 (9x5-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray; line with parchment, with ends of parchment extending over long sides. Combine peanut butter, oats and sugar.
• Whisk eggs, bananas and oil in medium bowl until blended; stir in chocolate morsels. Mix cake mix and dry pudding mix in large bowl until blended. Add banana mixture; mix well.
• Pour into prepared pans. Top with peanut butter mixture; press lightly into batter with back of spoon.
• Bake 55 min. to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min.; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.