Thursday, August 18, 2011


Streusel Topped Banana Oat Bread
A SouthShore Ranch Original!



INGREDIENTS:
1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
½ cup butter, softened
2 eggs
2 med/large (3 small) mashed, very ripe bananas
½ cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
2 ½ cup All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup Old Fashioned Oats


DIRECTIONS:
  1. Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. Grease bottoms only of two 8 x 4-inch loaf pans or one 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray.
  4. In large bowl, mix sugar and butter. 
  5. Stir in eggs until well blended.
  6. Stir in bananas, buttermilk and vanilla; beat until smooth.
  7. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened.
  8. Stir in Old-Fashioned Oats.
  9. Divide batter evenly between pans.
  10. Sprinkle with Streusel topping (Recipe below) and gently press into bread batter.
  11. Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 hour 15 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  12. Cool 10 minutes in pans on wire rack.
  13. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack. 
  14. Cool completely for about 2 hours before slicing (otherwise bread will fall apart).

Streusel Topping:
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour
¼ cup Old Fashioned Oats
1 Tbsp butter or margarine, softened
½ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground cinnamon

In small bowl, mix all ingredients with fork until crumbly.

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Good morning Friends,

It's all hustle and bustle here on the SouthShore, as we dive into the new school year! Today is the first day of school for the kids and they are scrambling around trying to get everything together before the bus pulls up the drive. 

To kick off the new instructional season, I have planned a fantastic breakfast treat! Once again I've been hard at work, in my kitchen, ironing out the kinks to a perfect recipe! Please feel free to send me your comments, and tell me what you think! Have a great day everybody!

I love you all! 

Bec

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