Ingredients
Banana bread
- 4 large bananas (the riper the better)
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter softened to room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 2 1/2 Tablespoons sour cream or greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Crumb topping
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 8 Tablespoons butter cold
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease two 8 X 4 baking pans using butter or your favorite spray.
- In a small bowl, mash bananas, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy using a hand blender.
- Add in eggs and beat until mixed.
- To the wet ingredients; sift in the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix until just combined. Add in sour cream and sliced almonds and mix again.
- Pour in mashed bananas, and mix until combined.
Crumb topping
- Combine cinnamon, flour, and brown sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter, and mix until the topping looks like coarse crumbs. Sprinkle coating evenly over the batter in both pans.
- Bake for about 40-45 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean with just a few moist crumbs stuck to it.
- Allow the loaves of bread to cool for 10 minutes. Move to a wire cooling rack.
- Slice and enjoy!
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