Sour Cream Banana Bread

adapted from All Recipes

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. white sugar

½ tsp. ground cinnamon

¼ cup and 2 Tbsp. butter room temperature

1 ½ cup white sugar

2 eggs

3 ripe bananas, mashed

8 oz sour cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

dash nutmeg

dash ground cloves

¼ tsp. salt

1 ½ tsp. baking soda

2/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

optional topping
1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 or 3 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. cinnamon

1/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease 2 bread pans. In a small bowl stir together 2 Tbsp. white sugar and ½ tsp. ground cinnamon. Dust greased pans lightly with mixture.

2.  In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat until combined. Add mashed bananas,  sour cream, and vanilla, beat until combined.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to banana mixture with a wooden spoon until just incorporated. Add walnuts if desired.

{If using optional topping- prepare by combining brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon and using pastry blender to cut in the butter until crumbly. Add chopped nuts and sprinkle over the batter in the pans.}

4. Divide mixture into prepared pans at bake at  325 for 60-70 minutes. Allow to cool in pan on rack.