Apple-Butter Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup sugar (or use less if you prefer)
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (about 2 small)
1/2 cup apple butter
1/4 cup canola oil
Optional Streusel-Nut topping
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter, cold
1/3 cup chopped walnuts or 1/3 cup pecans

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour bottom and sides of a 9x5 pan only about 1/2 inch up sides of pan and set aside.
In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg until blended and set aside.
In a medium bowl combine eggs, banana, apple butter, sugar and oil and blend.
Combine egg mixture to flour mixture, stir just until moistened and pour into prepared pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 about 45 minutes or until bread tests done with a toothpick.
Cool bread in pan for about 5-10 minutes and then remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
It's best to refrigerate before serving.
*** NOTE: For nut topping, mix sugar and flour together and cut in cold butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles course crumbs. Stir in nuts and top bread before baking.