Bread:
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup granulated sugar
¾ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
3 very ripe/speckled bananas, mashed (about 1 ½ cups)
¼ cup plain yogurt or sour cream
2 large eggs
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 tsp vanilla extract
Crumb Topping:
1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup sugar
½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp ground cinnamon
6 Tbsp unsalted melted butter
Preheat oven to 350°
Adjust oven rack to lower middle position. Grease and flour bottom and sides of nonstick 9x5x3-inch loaf pan and set aside.
Make the Crumb Top:
1. Mix together flour, sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon. Add melted butter and mix with a fork until fully incorporated. Use your hands to break up the mixture into crumbs. Set aside.
Make the Bread:
1. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl; set aside.
2. Mix together mashed bananas, yogurt/sour cream, eggs, butter, vanilla, walnuts and chocolate (if using) in medium bowl. Lightly fold banana mixture into dry ingredients with rubber spatula until just combined. Batter will look thick and chunky. Scrape batter into prepared loaf pan and add the crumb topping over the batter.
3. Bake until loaf is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 50-55 minutes. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Enjoy!
MJM
