A sugary, crumbly streusel, layered with batter, turns a basic loaf into something special. A slice is equally lovely as a breakfast treat or a satisfying afternoon snack.
- Portion size 12 servings
- Credits : Canadian Living Magazine: March 2013
Ingredients
Streusel:
Method
Streusel: In small bowl, stir together sugar, flour and cinnamon. Using pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until in coarse crumbs; set aside.In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in vanilla. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of buttermilk.
Scrape half of the batter into parchment paper–lined 9- x 5-inch (2 L) loaf pan. Top with half of the streusel. Scrape remaining batter over top; sprinkle with remaining streusel.
Bake in 325ºF (160ºC) oven until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 65 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Turn out onto rack; let cool completely.
Nutritional facts Per slice: about
- Fibre 1 g
- Sodium 310 mg
- Sugars 27 g
- Protein 5 g
- Calories 367.0
- Total fat 17 g
- Potassium 121 mg
- Cholesterol 73 mg
- Saturated fat 10 g
- Total carbohydrate 50 g
%RDI
- Iron 13.0
- Folate 30.0
- Calcium 5.0
- Vitamin A 15.0
