Banana Streusel Pie Food

BANANA STREUSEL PIE

Steps:

• Line the unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of foil. Bake at 450° for 10 minutes. Remove the foil and bake 2 minutes more or until pastry is golden brown; set aside. Reduce heat to 375°. , In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch. Stir in the pineapple juice, lemon juice and zest. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Fold in bananas; pour into crust. , For streusel, in a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, nuts and cinnamon; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over the filling. , Cover edges of pie loosely with foil. Bake at 375° for 40 minutes or until topping is golden and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

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.

BANANA PUMPKIN PIE WITH PINE NUT STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine crumbs, sugar and butter or margarine.
• Press into 9" pie plate.
• Place pie crust on a baking sheet and set aside.
• Combine bananas, pumpkin, milk, egg, rum, sugar, and spices in a large bowl.
• Blend well.
• Set aside.
• Combine the flour, brown sugar, butter and pine nuts in a small bowl-rub to form crumbs.
• Set aside.
• Pour the pumpkin mixture into the crust.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes-reduce heat to 350 degrees, and continue to bake for 30 minutes-sprinkle the streusel over the pie, continue 10-15 minutes, or till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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.