Mom's Old Fashioned Banana Nut Bread

Step 1

In small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon with a fork.

Step 2

Add melted butter, mixing with fork until well-combined.

Step 3

Add nuts and stir with fork until well-combined; set aside.

Step 4

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 5

Grease 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan with canola oil; set aside.

Step 6

In large mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Step 7

Make a well in the center of the mixture and set aside.

Step 8

In a separate bowl, beat eggs.

Step 9

Add mashed bananas, sugar and oil and mix well to combine.

Step 10

Add banana mixture to well in flour mixture and stir until combined; mixture will be lumpy.

Step 11

Fold in nuts.

Step 12

Spoon into prepared loaf pan and sprinkle with streusel topping.

Step 13

Bake 55 to 60 minutes, but check at 40 minutes and if topping is browning too quickly, cover loosely with foil for the remainder of the cooking time.

Step 14

Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.

Step 15

Remove from pan and wrap in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil.

Step 16

Store overnight before slicing.