Banana Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 350F Butter and flour a 9- x 5-inch metal loaf pan.
2. 2
   (Alternatively, you can spray the pan lightly with cooking spray and then line it with parchment paper, letting the excess hang over the sides which makes it very easy to remove the finished bread from the pan; you just grab the parchment and lift).
3. 3
   In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
4. 4
   In a large bowl, whisk together the banana, eggs, oil, honey, and buttermilk.
5. 5
   Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and stir well.
6. 6
   (If you are adding nuts, add nuts as a final step).
7. 7
   Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
8. 8
   In a small bowl, mix together the topping ingredients.
9. 9
   Sprinkle them evenly over the batter.
10. 10
    Bake the bread until a tester inserted into its center comes out clean, about 1 hour, give or take a little.
11. 11
    Cool the bread in the pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes.
12. 12
    Then carefully remove the bread from the pan, taking care not to dislodge the topping.
13. 13
    Cool completely before slicing.