Crispy Cinnamon Streusel Banana Nut Cream Cheese Bread

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Yields 2 loaves

Ingredients

Bread:
3/4 cup butter, softened & unsalted
1 (8 ounce) package fat free cream cheese

2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Streusel:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions
1Preheat oven to 350º.
2 Beat butter and cream cheese together until creamy.
3Add sugar, beat until light and fluffy.
4Add eggs, beat until blended.
5Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, & salt to butter mixture, beating until just blended.
6Stir in bananas, walnuts, and vanilla.
7Spoon batter into 2 greased loafpans.
8Streusel: Stir together 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, 1 tablespoon flour, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon.
9Sprinkle mixture evenly over batter in pans.
10Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
11Cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes.
12Remove from pans and cool 30 more minutes before slicing.
Enjoy!

Paws Down!!....

These are the yummiest dogs treats! You see, I feed my dog cookies as a reward for taking her medicines...we find her favorite ones at Petco, and unfortunately most the time they are sold out. They are the favorite, I guess, of all the dogs in the Tri-Cities. So, I started Googling the cookie...Carob Chip Dog Cookies...found a recipe and tried it out on all 7 of the family dogs...and they are a HIT!! I had all of them under my feet as I was trying to cook them....lots of drooling going on as I let each dog sample a few! If you have a dog, try this recipe out. I try to keep my dog on a healthy diet and not let her have the bad things...this recipe is pretty good...

Chocolate Carob Chip Dog Cookies

What you need:
2 cups of whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon of baking powder
1 cup of carob chips (chopped)
1 cup of peanut butter, can be smooth or chunky
1 cup of milk, can be low fat
2 eggs
1/4 cup of honey

What you do:
1. Combine the flour and baking powder in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl combine the peanut butter, milk, eggs, and honey. Mix well until combined.
Add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients and mix with a hand beater. (I had to add more flour to make a cookie dough consistency)After the ingredients are mixed add the carob chips, just until combined.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Using teaspoons or if you have large puppies : ), a tablespoon, drop the cookies on to an ungreased cookie sheet. Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes. When they are done remove from the cookie sheet, after standing about 1 minute, and place on a cookie rack to completely cool.
Stand back and watch those four-legged fur friends drool!!