022: banana bread with streusel topping

so my roommate bought bananas for her sick boyfriend, but somehow none of us ended up eating them.  so what better to do with a bunch of overripe bananas than make banana bread??  so that is exactly what i did :o)  prep time was about 20 minutes, and bake time is around an hour.

equipment:
measuring cups and spoons
3 mixing bowls (1 larger, 2 medium)
loaf pans (i used 3 of the little guys, but you could use one standard sized one, too)


ingredients:
2 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
3 overripe bananas, smashed
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. softened margarine (1 stick)
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1 t. cinnamon
1 T. sugar
1 T. brown sugar
1 T. softened butter


steps:
1.) preheat oven to 350F.  grease your loaf pan(s)

2.) mix flour, baking soda, and baking soda in the largest of the mixing bowls.

3.) in one of the smaller mixing bowls, smash your bananas.  i used a potato smasher, but you could easily use even just a fork

4.) in your third bowl, cream together your margarine and brown sugar.  add the eggs and beat them in.  add this mixture to the smashed bananas and mix well.  add vanilla to this mix.

5.) add the banana mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until moistened.

6.) pour evenly into the loaf pans.

7.) mix together the streusel topping, by creaming together the brown sugar, cinnamon, and sugar with the butter.  sprinkle over the top of the loaves.

8.) bake at 350F for about an hour, or until an inserted toothpick comes out cleanly.  let cool before eating.


time: 20 minuets prep, 60 minutes bake
difficulty: 2 (1 being easiest, 5 being hardest)
rating: ♦♦♦1/2◊◊ (3.5 out of 5 stars)
suggestions for variation:  i am not a big fan of crunchy surprises in my breads, but if you want to add crushed walnuts or something, i'm sure that would be an ok addition.


enjoy :o)
-kl