Quick breads and walnuts have a long-standing friendship.
A buttery, crunchy streusel provides textural contrast to the moist bread.
The simple buttermilk glaze offers a little sweet tang.
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Prepare the Streusel: Whisk together flour, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
Add softened butter, and stir together until crumbly; stir in walnuts until evenly distributed.
Place bananas in a medium bowl; mash with a fork until almost smooth.
Add banana mixture to flour mixture; stir until well combined.
Stir in walnuts until evenly distributed.
Let cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan.
Let cool on wire rack 1 hour.
Prepare the Glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, buttermilk, and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth.
Drizzle over cooled Bread.
