INGREDIENTS

Bread

1/2 pound softened butter
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
4 eggs
2 ⅓ cups (about 5) ripe bananas

4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Topping

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 2 9-by-5-inch loaf pan. Using electric mixer, cream butter until smooth and fluffy. Add sugar and cream together 2 minutes more. One at a time, mix in eggs. Mix in bananas until only small lumps remain.

Stir dry ingredients together and mix into banana mixture just until combined. Pour into prepared pans. Sprinkle topping over batter.

Bake about 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack and let cool completely before wrapping tightly for storage.

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