Streusel-Topped Banana Nut Bread

== Description ==
Source: Christmas With Southern Living 2003 - Southern Living
Bake these little loaves in disposable pans from the grocery store or in baking molds. We tell you how in the Note at right
== Ingredients ==
* 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
* 7 tablespoons uncooked regular oats
* 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/3 cup cold butter or margarine, cut into pieces
* 2 small ripe bananas, mashed (1 cup)
* 2 large eggs
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1/3 cup butter or margarine
* 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup toasted pecans, toasted
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
== Directions ==
# Combine first 3 ingredients.
# Cut in 1/3 cup butter with a pastry blender until crumbly; chill streusel.
# Beat banana and next 3 ingredients in a large mixing bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer 1 minute or just until smooth.
# Combine 1 1/2 cups flour and next 3 ingredients.
# Add to banana, beating just until dry ingredients are moistened.
# Stir in pecans and vanilla.
# Spoon batter into 3 (5 3/4" x 3 1/4") greased disposable mini loafpans.
# Sprinkle each loaf evenly with streusel.
# Bake at 350° for 35 minutes.
# Cool in pans on a wire rack 5 minutes; carefully remove from pans and cool on wire rack.
# Return loaves to pans for gift giving.
Yield: 3 mini loaves
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