Banana Sour Cream Bread

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3 cups white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 6 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• Pinch of nutmeg and ground cloves (optional)
  

Topping: (optional)

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
  
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
  
• 4-6 tablespoons butter or margarine
  
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease loaf pans (2-4 depending on what size and if you half the recipe)I used 9X5 inch and a full batch made 2 big loaves and 1 smaller loaf. In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Dust pans lightly with cinnamon and sugar mixture.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and 3 cups sugar. Mix in eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Mix in salt, baking soda and flour. Stir in nuts. Divide into prepared pans.
3. Soften butter for topping, mix in remaining ingredients until crumbly. Sprinkle on top of bread before baking.
   
4. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, cooking only 2 loaves at a time, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.