Joy's Amazing Banana Bread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup soft butter
• 3 very ripe bananas
• 1 3/4 cups flour (great with part whole wheat flour)
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 cup flax seed (optional)
• 1/3 cup raisins (optional)
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut (optional)
• 1/4 cup carob chips (optional) or 1/4 cup chocolate chips (optional)
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter (optional)
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts (i use pecans)
• 3/4 cup oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon flax seed
• 1/3 cup melted butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in a small bowl, beat together (with mixer if you have one): sugar, softened butter, bananas.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine: flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda. mix these dry ingredients together, then add banana mixture from step 2.
• 4 add eggs, milk, any of the optional mix-ins. mix together well to a smooth batter.
• 5 pour batter into a greased loaf pan.
• 6 for the crumble topping - combine in small bowl: chopped nuts, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, flax seeds, melted butter. mix until crumbly.
• 7 spread crumble topping mixture on top of the batter in the loaf pan.
• 8 bake approximately 45 minutes at 350. note: in the oven, the bread will lift and the topping will overflow a bit, so i recommend placing a cookie sheet underneath to catch the droppings.