Beth's Best Banana Bread

Wow, say that five times fast! Beth's best banana bread...Beth's best banana bread...Beth's...anyway...

Banana bread is one of those ultimate comfort foods. You can have it for breakfast, for a snack or even for dessert. This bread is extremely fluffy and moist. If there is one thing I can't stand, its dry banana bread. You might as well stuff some sawdust in your mouth with other recipes. My recipe won't lead you to that unfortunate  fate.

The Recipe:
2 eggs
3 very ripe bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 stick of unsalted butter

Streusel Topping:
1/2 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour

The Procedure:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 
2.  In a large mixing bowl, smash bananas until relatively smooth.
3.  Beat 2 eggs together in a small bowl and pour them into the large bowl with the bananas.
4.  Add sugar, flour, salt, baking soda, and vanilla.
5.  Melt the 1 stick of butter and pour into the bowl.
6.  Mix together thoroughly until you have a smooth batter. 
7. Pour batter into a loaf pan (9x5inch)
8. For the topping: Soften butter (NOT MELT) in microwave for a few seconds (long way: set butter on counter for a couple hours before making recipe)
9. Mix together the softened butter, salt, and flour for the streusel topping with a fork. you should get small lumps and crumbs.
10. Sprinkle this mixture over the entire top of the batter in the loaf pan. 
11. Bake for 1 hour.
12. Let cool slightly and enjoy!

The best part about making this bread is how perfectly IMPERFECT it looks when it comes out of the oven. It puffs, browns, and even may make a few beautiful cracks, just like you would see in a bakery. This bread is a real head- turner for your guests and tastes best when it is warm.