Instructions: 16 SLICES OVO-LACTO

Serve this flavorful loaf as is or spread with all-fruit preserves, honey or even cream cheese. It also makes delicious toast.

Note: Any nut works well in
this recipe, from walnuts to pecans to macadamias.

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray 8 1/4 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with vegetable cooking spray. In large bowl, mix together flour, flaxseed, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In another large bowl, beat together eggs and oil. Add flour mixture and mashed bananas alternately to egg mixture, stirring with wooden spoon until dry ingredients are moistened (mixture will be sticky). Spoon into prepared pan, spreading evenly.

Make topping: In small bowl, mix ingredients and sprinkle over batter in pan.

Pat down gently into batter. Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes, then run knife around edges of pan and turn bread out onto rack to cool completely.

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