Peanut Butter Banana Bread

I saw this on a blog that I frequent and knew that I just had to have it! It was really good, but a little dissapointing. I was expecting much more of a peanut butter flavor, but it was a really creamy and soft bread. I think that if I made it again I would add peanut butter into the batter as well as the streusal topping.

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Topping:
§ 1/2 cup all purpose flour
§ 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
§ 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
§ 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Batter:
§ 1/2 cup butter, softened
§ 1 (8 oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened
§ 1 1/4 cups sugar
§ 2 eggs
§ 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
§ 1 tsp. vanilla extract
§ 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
§ 1 1/2 tsps. baking powder
§ 1/2 tsp. baking soda
§ 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
§ 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:
1. In a small bowl, stir the flour, brown sugar, peanut butter and cinnamon until crumbly, set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into creamed mixture until just moinstened.

3. Divide half of the batter between two greased 8×4 inch loaf pans; sprinkle with half of the topping. Top with chocolate chips. Reapeat layers of batter and topping.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks