Banana Bread with Cinnamon Crumble Topping

This was an excellent banana bread recipe.  It turned out to have the perfect amount of banana flavor and was actually light & fluffy & more cake like than quick bread texture. The sprinkle of sugar & cinnamon on top turns into a crisp & sweet topping.  The honey was an interesting addition but to tell you the truth, you cannot detect the honey in it at all.  It's always nice when a quick bread recipe has oil instead of butter.  It's so much quicker to throw together and it adds tremendous moistness without being greasy.

I highly recommend this wonderful banana bread!

Banana Bread with Cinnamon Crumble Topping
Bon Appetit


Ingredients

•1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

•1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

•2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided

•1 teaspoon baking soda

•1/2 teaspoon salt

•1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 medium)

•2 large eggs

•1/2 cup vegetable oil

•1/4 cup honey

•1/4 cup water

•2 1/2 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar

Preparation

•Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 9x5x3-inch metal baking pan. Whisk 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl. Whisk next 5 ingredients in large bowl until smooth. Add dry ingredients; stir to blend. Transfer batter to pan. Mix 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and brown sugar; sprinkle over batter.

•Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool bread in pan 30 minutes. Turn pan on its side; slide out bread, being careful not to dislodge topping. Turn bread right side up and cool completely.