BANANA BREAD WITH CRUMBLE TOPPING

Prep time:  10 mins

Cook time:  65 mins

Total time:  1 hour 15 mins

Serves: 1, 9 x 5 loaf

Ingredients

• ****for the loaf****
• ¼ pound butter
• ¾ cup dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs, at room temp
• 2 ⅓ cups or about 5 very ripe bananas
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ****for the crumble****
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 stick cold butter, cut into small pieces

Instructions

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. grease or spray a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan & set aside
3. using an electric mixer or a stand mixer, cream your butter until it's pale and smooth.
4. with mixer on low, add in the sugar, turn it up to med-high and cream together for another 2-3 minutes until light in color.
5. add eggs one at a time, fully incorporating between
6. gently mix in bananas until few lumps remain
7. sift dry ingredients together in a separate bowl, & slowly add to wet mixture until just combined.
8. pour into your pan & move onto the crumble topping
9. using a food processor, pastry cutter, or just your hands, combine dry ingredients first, then add with cold butter until crumbs form
10. sprinkle crumble over batter
11. bake for about 65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
12. let it cool in the pan for about 10-15 minutes, before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely