Peanut Streusel Bread

Ingredients

• Vegetable cooking spray
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• Peanut Streusel Topping

Preparation

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottom and sides of a 9- x 5-inch loaf pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil, allowing 2 to 3 inches to extend over sides. Lightly grease foil with cooking spray.
2. 2. Beat egg and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy; add peanut butter and butter, beating until blended.
3. 3. Stir together flour and next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl; whisk in egg mixture and buttermilk just until blended. (Batter will be slightly lumpy.)
4. 4. Spoon about 2/3 cup Peanut Streusel Topping on bottom of prepared pan. Spoon half of batter over streusel, gently spreading batter to sides of pan to cover streusel. Repeat procedure once. Sprinkle remaining 2/3 cup Peanut Streusel Topping over batter, gently pressing topping into batter.
5. 5. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, shielding with foil after 45 minutes, if necessary. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Lift loaf from pan, using foil sides as handles. Place loaf on a wire rack. Carefully pull down sides of foil. Cool loaf completely (about 1 hour).
6. Peanut Streusel Topping: Stir together 1 cup chopped dry-roasted, salted peanuts; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 3 Tbsp. firmly packed light brown sugar; 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar; and 1/8 tsp. salt in a medium bowl. Let stand 15 minutes or until mixture is firm. Crumble into small pieces. Makes about 2 cups; Prep: 10 min., Stand: 15 min.
7. Chocolate Chip-Peanut Streusel Bread: Prepare recipe as directed through Step 3; stir 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate mini-morsels into batter. Proceed with recipe as directed.