Banana Crumb Cake

• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
• 1-1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 1-1/4 cups water
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2-1/4 cups unsifted flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 medium bananas, cut into 1/4-inch slices

Mix mashed bananas, 1/2 cup brown sugar, water, baking soda and lemon juice. Set aside. In a large bowl mix flour, remaining 3/4 cup brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in walnuts. Reserve 1/2 cup of crumb mixture. Place half of remaining crumbs over bottom of a greased 9x9x2-inch baking pan. Distribute half of sliced bananas over crumb mixture and pour 1 cup of banana liquid over sliced bananas. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Bake in 350 degree oven 45-50 minutes or until browned. Serve warm.

Yield: 8 servings