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Banana Breakfast Coffee Cake
Serves 10

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas
1/3 cup 2% milk

Set oven to 350F. Coat a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking
spray.

For the topping, combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter
in a food processor and process until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
Stir in walnuts.

For the cake, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg and
salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter with a mixer a medium speed about
30 seconds or until smooth. Gradually add sugar and beat 3 to 4
minutes or until fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after
each. Add vanilla and bananas and beat until well blended. Add flour
mixture alternately with milk, mixing after each addition only until
smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle with topping. Bake
about 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.  Serve warm or at room temperature.

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