Crispy Cinnamon Streusel Banana Nut Cream Cheese Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Beat butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Add sugar, gradually, and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until blended.
• Gradually add flour and next three ingredients to butter mixture, beating at low until just blended.
• Stir in bananas, pecans, and vanilla.
• Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8x4 loafpans.
• Batter will be thick.
• 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.
• Sprinkle mixture evenly over batter in pans.
• Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Bread may be shielded with aluminum foil that last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning of streusel.
• Cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool 30 more minutes before slicing.
• For perfect slices, cut with a serrated or electric knife after cooling.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Place 3/4 cup pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet, and bake 12-15 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 6 minutes.
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
• Combine whole wheat flour and next four ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in bananas, 3/4 cup toasted pecans, and vanilla. Spoon batter into 2 greased and flour 8- x 4-inch loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup pecans.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and sides of bread pull away from pan, shielding with aluminum foil during last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. Cool bread in pans or wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks. Let cool 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, stir together Streusel ingredients except butter. Pinch pieces of butter into flour mixture until crumbly and looks like wet sand. Refrigerate.
• In large bowl, mix mashed bananas, melted and cooled butter, 1 cup sugar, the egg, milk and vanilla to combine. In another small bowl, stir together 1 1/2 cups flour, the baking powder, salt and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Fold banana mixture into flour mixture just until combined, taking care not to over mix. Spread batter in loaf pan, smoothing top. Sprinkle streusel evenly over top.
• Bake in center of oven about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan; cool at least 15 minutes before slicing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Place 3/4 cup pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet, and bake 12 to 15 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 6 minutes.
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
• Combine whole wheat flour and next 4 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in bananas, 3/4 cup toasted pecans, and vanilla. Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8- x 4-inch loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup pecans.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and sides of bread pull away from pan, shielding with aluminum foil during last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. Cool bread in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks. Let cool 30 minutes.