Banana Crunch Bread

I always have banana’s around aa my family really enjoys banana bread. I am always looking for something new. This recipe I found on Pinterest and just might be my favorite banana bread or at least a close second to one of the banana loaves of bread from Taste of Home. That one has crushed pineapple in it. I like this one because it adds a nice crunch topping.

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE BANANA BREAD

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 3 very ripe banana’s
• 1/2 cup walnuts, optional

FOR THE TOPPING

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 Tablespoons softened butter
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9×5 loaf pan with non-stick spray. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, oats, sugar, and salt. In a large bowl combine eggs, milk, oil and mashed banana’s.

Pour dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Add walnuts to the batter and mix to combine.

Make your topping in a separate bowl by combining the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and butter. Using a fork, incorporate the butter until the mixture looks like wet sand.

Pour half of your banana bread batter into the prepared dish, top with half of the cinnamon mixture. Pour remaining batter into the pan and top with the remaining cinnamon mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the bread comes out clean.

Enjoy!