Brown-Buttered Banana Bread
If you went to public school in NYC you’d remember those small packaged banana breads they’d hand out for breakfast… I LOVED THEM. I’d always grab one… or two… or three lol
So I was extra shocked when it hit me, why the heck did I never try a banana bread recipe??? Making it is incredibly easy and helps put aging bananas to good use!
This recipe is from TastingTable.com but as you may have already suspected, I made some adjustments to my version 😉
What makes this recipe extraaa delicious is the brow butter - it really just hits different and it’s become my newest obsession.
To start, you’ll need the following ingredients:
11 TBSP of Unsalted Butter
3 Large Ripe Bananas
Reserve one Banana for topping
3 Large Eggs
2 Cups of All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 Cup of Brown Sugar
Set aside 2 TSP for topping
2 TSP of Baking Powder
2 TSP of Ground Cinnamon
1 1/2 TSP of Kosher Salt
1 TSP of Ground Nutmeg
STEP BY STEP:
Preheat oven 350 degrees
In a small saucepan, melt the butter on low to medium heat until it turns dark brown
TIP: Constantly stir the butter scraping down the sides to avoid the butter from burning
TIP: Butter is browned once it smells sweet and roasted (approx. 5-7 minutes cooking)
Set aside 3 TBSP of brown butter for basting
In a medium bowl, mix together 2 mashed bananas and eggs until fully blended
In a separate bowl, mix together your dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg
Then, add in Brown Sugar
Slowly mix your dry (flour bowl) and wet (banana/egg bowl) together
Once fully incorporated, add in the brown butter - this is where all your flavors and smells come together!
Grease a 9x5” pan with butter and pour the mixture into
TIP: For added flavor, you can sprinkle the bottom of the tray with brown sugar #lifechanging
Slice your 3rd banana in half (vertically) and place them on top of the mixture
Sprinkle the 2 TSP of brown sugar as a topping
Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 degrees
TIP: Use the toothpick method to test whether the bread has fully cooked through
Once cooked, remove the banana bread from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes
Then bask the bread with the remaining brown butter and VIOLA! You’ve got a Brown-Buttered Banana Bread ✨
