Streusel Topped Banana Nut Bread

I have made this many times for neighborhood gifts. Seems to be very well appreciated. I got this recipe from the Southern Living Christmas book. It also goes over very well at a breakfast get together. This is the most awesome banana bread I have ever tried because of the topping.....

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 12-15
• Yields: 2 regular loaves

Ingredients

• Streusel Topping

• 1⁄2 cup  firmly packed light brown sugar
• 7  tablespoons  uncooked Quaker Oats
• 1⁄3 cup flour
• 1⁄3 cup  cold butter or 1⁄3 cup margarine, cut into pieces

• Banana Bread

• 2  small  ripe bananas, mashed (1 cup)
• 2  large eggs
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1⁄3 cup margarine, melted
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup  chopped pecans, toasted (I use any nuts and don't toast them)
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Combine first three ingredients for streusel topping.
2. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until crumbly.
3. Chill streusel.
4. Beat banana and next 3 ingredients in a large mixing bowl just until smooth.
5. Don't overmix.
6. Combine dry ingredients.
7. Add to banana mixture
8. Stir just until moistened.
9. Stir in pecans and vanilla.
10. Spoon batter into (3) (5-3/4 x 3-1/4 inch) greased disposable mini loaf pans or Can use regular size loaf pans but will only make 2.
11. Sprinkle each loaf evenly with streusel topping.
12. Bake at 350 for 35 min or until knife comes out fairly clean.
13. Cool in pans on wire rack 5 minute Remove and continue to cool on wire rack.
14. You can put back in pans for gift giving.
15. (I omit the step of taking out of pans and it has worked out fine).