BANANA BREAD

This Banana Bread recipe is my all-time favorite!
It's extra delicious with the streusel topping sprinkled over the batter before baking..YUM!

~BANANA BREAD~

-2 cups flour
-1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
-1/2 tsp. baking soda
-1/4 tsp. salt
-1/4 tsp. cinnamon
-1/8 tsp. nutmeg
-2 eggs, beaten
-1 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (5)
-1 cup sugar
-1/2 cup melted butter

*Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of one 9x5x3-inch loaf pan; set aside. In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.
*In a medium bowl combine eggs, banana, sugar, and butter. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Spoon batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle Streusel Topping over batter in pan.
*Bake for 55-60 minutes . Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on rack. Wrap; store overnight before slicing.

~STREUSEL TOPPING~
In a small bowl combine 1/4 cup packed brown sugar and 3 tablespoons flour. Using a fork, cut in 2 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.