simply delicious banana crumb bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 very ripe banana, mashed
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup cold butter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease and flour 8x4 inch loaf pan.
• whisk together flour, sugar, and baking powder in a mixing bowl. with a pastry blender, cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a large bowl. add the banana, and mix well. fold the flour mixture into the banana mixture until combined. pour batter into prepared pan.
• prepare the crumb topping by combining the flour, brown sugar, oats, and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. spoon the crumb mixture over the batter.
• bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. reduce heat to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c), and bake until a toothpick inserted in center of the loaf comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes longer. cool in pan 10 minutes before turning out a wire rack.