Crispy Cinnamon Streusel Banana Nut Cream Cheese Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 medium)
• 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350º.
• 2 beat butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer until creamy.
• 3 add sugar, gradually, and beat until light and fluffy.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, and beat until blended.
• 5 gradually add flour and next three ingredients to butter mixture, beating at low until just blended.
• 6 stir in bananas, pecans, and vanilla.
• 7 spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8x4 loafpans.
• 8 batter will be thick.
• 9 for streusel: stir together 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans, 1 tablespoon flour, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon.
• 10 sprinkle mixture evenly over batter in pans.
• 11 bake for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 12 bread may be shielded with aluminum foil that last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning of streusel.
• 13 cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• 14 remove from pans and cool 30 more minutes before slicing.
• 15 for perfect slices, cut with a serrated or electric knife after cooling.